Newly crowned Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov cruised to victory Saturday in a very one-sided fight against Al Iaquinta.
Some fans were critical of Nurmagomedov’s performance, specifically his decision to stand and box with Iaquinta, who is known for his powerful hands. It’s unlike Nurmagomedov to do this in a fight. The game plan is usually to hunt down his opponent and use his wrestling to smother his opponent, take them down and beat the life out of them. He makes high level wrestlers look ordinary, which makes the decision the stand with Iaquinta in the third and fourth rounds more unusual considering his dominance in the opening rounds.