A fighter with a familiar last name has been slotted to make his World Series of Fighting (WSOF) debut this weekend live on NBC Sports Network.
If the name Abubakar Nurmagomedov sounds familiar it's with good reason -- he's the younger brother of undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Either way, the up-and-coming (9-1) Welterweight has been booked opposite a bear of an opponent at WSOF 22: "Palhares vs. Shields" this Saturday night (Aug. 1, 2015) when he tangles with undefeated Jorge Moreno (4-0).
Nurmagomedov would be perfect, too, were it not for the lone blemish on his record in Sept.