Is Abubakar Nurmagomedov fighting at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout MMA UFC News Is Abubakar Nurmagomedov fighting at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi By Brian Heffernan Modified 22 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share UFC 260: Gooden v Nurmagomedov Yes, Abubakar Nurmagomedov will be fighting Gadzhi Omargadzhiev at UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev in Abu Dhabi next month. The Russian has only competed under the UFC banner twice. He is already well-known in the MMA world for his connections with Khabib Nurmagomedov and other Dagestani fighters. The 32-year-old is Khabib Nurmagomedov's cousin and is set to fight on a UFC pay-per-view card for the second time in his short time in the organization.. Nurmagomedov's future opponent, Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, is also a UFC newbie. Omargadzhiev earned his spot on the roster after beating Jansey Silva via submission in Dana White's Contender Series. He lost in his UFC debut against Caio Borralho. The MMA Media@The_MMA_MediaAbubakar Nurmagomedov will take on Gadzhi Omargadzhiev at #UFC280 on October 22nd. [per mmafight_universe]#UFC280 #UFC #MMA748Abubakar Nurmagomedov will take on Gadzhi Omargadzhiev at #UFC280 on October 22nd. [per mmafight_universe]#UFC280 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/SUKzW8B0zP Abubakar Nurmagomedov also lost on his UFC debut. He was submitted by David Zawada in the very first round of their bout. Nurmagomedov managed to get his first win in the organization against Jared Gooden at UFC 260: Miocic vs. N'Gannou 2 in his previous bout. The Russian won via unanimous decision after three rounds of fighting at the pay-per-view event. The 32-year-old is one of many Russian fighters competing at UFC 280 next month, with Islam Makhachev, Petr Yan, Zubaira Tukhugov and Shamil Abdurakhimov also competing on the card. UFC on BT Sport@btsportufcAbubakar Nurmagomedov, cousin of Khabib, gets caught in a nasty triangle by David Zawada and is forced to tap on his UFC debut.#UFCMoscow946109Abubakar Nurmagomedov, cousin of Khabib, gets caught in a nasty triangle by David Zawada and is forced to tap on his UFC debut.#UFCMoscow https://t.co/dTFJdXWDv4 Was Abubakar Nurmagomedov competing in PFL before joining the UFC Yes, before joining the UFC, Abubakar Nurmagomedov was fighting under the PFL banner. The Russian joined the World Series of Fighting back in 2015 and made his PFL debut in 2018. WSOF was rebranded to the PFL in 2017 after being acquired by MMAX Investment Partners. While fighting under the PFL banner, Nurmagomedov fought three opponents but only managed to win one bout. Pavel Kusch submitted the 32-year-old at PFL 2018 #3 and Bojan Velickovic drew against the Russian after the judges couldn't split the two fighters on the scorecards. Watch Nurmagomedov compete in the WSOF here: Abubakar Nurmagomedov's only victory in the PFL came against Jonatan Westin in 2018. The 32-year-old won via unanimous decision, but Nurmagomedov had plenty of wins when competing in the WSOF. The Russian was undefeated after five WSOF bouts, beating the likes of Jorge Moreno, Danny Davis Jr., Matthew Frincu, John Howard and Matt Secor. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by micah.curtis85 × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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