Some view Khabib Nurmagomedov as the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s uncrowned king at 155 pounds. In his return from a two-year injury layoff, he did nothing to dispel the notion.
Nurmagomedov took care of promotional newcomer Darrell Horcher with second-round punches and re-established himself as a serious lightweight title contender at UFC on Fox 19 “Teixeira vs. Evans” on Saturday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. A replacement for the injured Tony Ferguson, Horcher met his end 3:38 into round two.
Various injuries had kept Nurmagomedov on the sidelines since April 19, 2014.