Usman Nurmagomedov is set for his Bellator debut. On Thursday, Bellator president Scott Coker announced Nurmagomedov (11-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will make his first promotional appearance April 2 against Mike Hamel on the Bellator 255 main card. Nurmagomedov, 23, signed with the promotion in August. Upon the announcement of him joining the Bellator roster, Coker had this to say: “With (the) signing of Usman Nurmagomedov, we are making it clear that Bellator is home to the best fighters on the planet and an organization where the sport’s future stars are coming to compete. I am thrilled to have Usman join the promotion and he will be placed in an immediate position to showcase his skills and contend at 155 pounds.” Like his more famous and more established cousin, Nurmagomedov fights at lightweight
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Usman Nurmagomedov, cousin of Khabib, set to make promotional debut at Bellator 255 – MMA Junkie