Umar Nurmagomedov scored an attention-grabbing callout within the aftermath of UFC Abu Dhabi.

The UFC returned to the street final Saturday for an vital “Battle Evening” occasion. Reinier de Ridder tightened former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in a aggressive five-round conflict. Petr Yang was additionally featured on the cardboard. Petr Yang could have averted the frustration by defeating Marcus McGee and punched tickets to a different title battle.
Then there’s Bryce Mitchell. Bryce Mitchell defeated Nurmagomedov, whom he stated in a bantamweight match. Throughout a post-match press convention at UFC Abu Dhabi, “The Hassle of Thugs” was requested whether or not a possible conflict with Umar Nurmagomedov conspires him. Mitchell clarified his reply (by way of Mmajunkie).
“I feel it may be a fairly good battle,” Mitchell stated. “Hell, why? I fought considered one of them. Let’s battle all Nurmagomedov.”
Mitchell continues, persevering with to confess that he stated the battle wasn’t a cakewalk, and he has to dig deeper to give attention to the duties at hand.
“I feel I’ve higher cardio within the ’35, and that was a very, actually, actually troublesome battle,” Mitchell stated. “I feel he was drained too. He harm me actually badly within the first spherical, however I do not keep in mind half of the primary spherical. If I take that one shot, I would not be jacked like I’m, I used to be a very, actually powerful battle.
Mitchell hopes his transfer to 135 kilos will carry him long-term success. At featherweight, Mitchell beat Dan Ige, Edson Barboza and Andre Fili, however was stopped by Ilia Topria, Josh Emmett and Jean Silva. These are three powerful names, however Mitchell finds bantamweight cuts nonetheless useful.