Umar Nurmagomedov thinks he did enough to leave Los Angeles with the bantamweight belt.
The little cousin of lightweight legend Khabib Nurmagomedov suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts career on Saturday night after reigning 135-pound titleholder Merab Dvalishvili shut him down during the championship rounds.
It was a tough pill for the now 18-1 fighter to swallow, as evidenced by his comments on Instagram 24 hours after the loss.