A high-stakes bantamweight bout is set to headline UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday with title implications on the line.
Cory Sandhagen is set to take on Umar Nurmagomedov in a highly-anticipated bout at bantamweight. Ahead of the fight, Nurmagomedov says the UFC has told him he gets the winner of Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili who are scheduled to fight at Noche UFC.
“I hope I will fight next, they said I will fight whoever will win (between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili),” Nurmagomedov told MMA Junkie. “Yes, (they told me I will be next).