Demetrious Johnson lately previewed Umar Nurmagomedov’s upcoming bout. Nurmagomedov will tackle Deiveson Figueiredo on the prelims at UFC 324.
Each fighters have their eyes on the bantamweight gold. If Umar wins, he desires to tackle two-time and present champion Petr Yan subsequent, and Figueiredo can also be trying to find a rematch in opposition to ‘No Mercy.’
The previous two-time UFC flyweight kingpin has gained 4 out of 6 bouts after transferring as much as bantamweight. Umar, then again, has only one loss in his MMA profession, which got here in opposition to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311. Umar additionally broke his hand throughout the aforementioned bout. Following restoration, he made his comeback at UFC 321 reverse Mario Bautista and cruised to a dominant unanimous determination victory.
Demetrious Johnson picks Umar Nurmagomedov over Deivison Figueiredo
‘Mighty Mouse’ believes the Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deivison Figueiredo bout will likely be a grappling-heavy affair, and Umar will take ‘Deus da Guerra’ down and management him. On the Jaxxon Podcast, Johnson mentioned:
“So the struggle between Umar and Figgy is gonna come all the way down to the grappling. Umar is gonna take him down, it’s gotta be a grappling trade. Figgy is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… If I’ve to select one, I’m gonna choose Umar Nurmagomedov.”
Nextup, Johnson highlighted that many Dagestani fighters overtrain, which is likely one of the foremost causes they usually tire out on struggle evening. ‘Mighty Mouse’ added:
“These guys practice so arduous….The one purpose these guys lose is as a result of they fuel out from overtraining.”
Take a look at Demetrious Johnson’s feedback under:
Whereas Dagestani fighters like Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and even Usman Nurmagomedov have displayed elite endurance, others, akin to Umar Nurmagomedov and Stated Nurmagomedov, have at instances proven noticeable points in the identical division.
In Umar’s UFC 311 title struggle in opposition to Merab Dvalishvili, the previous wilted underneath Dvalishvili’s relentless stress and ran out of fuel within the championship rounds.
Stated Nurmagomedov has additionally proven related tendencies in his earlier two fights, each of that are losses.
