The search to find Umar Nurmagomedov a willing opponent has finally concluded. After multiple attempts and failures to book him against ranked opposition, UFC matchmakers needed to go outside the promotion to find Nurmagomedov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) a dance partner, as Kazakhstan’s Bekzat Almakhan (17-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has agreed to the task. The two fighters will collide March 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas
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Umar Nurmagomedov finally gets a fight as UFC newcomer Bekzat Almakhan steps up – MMA Junkie