Yadong Song believes Umar Nurmagomedov will most likely have to go through him to secure a bantamweight title shot.
While Nurmagomedov has been demanding a title shot against Merab Dvalishvili, the champ thinks the undefeated contender still has more to prove for a gold bid. Nurmagomedov was then reportedly on the verge of finalizing a UFC Tampa headliner matchup against Song in December. However, Nurmagomedov announced soon after that the booking was off as Yadong won’t be ready to fight at that event.
Nurmagomedov has since been going back and forth with Dvalishvili, who has consistently accused the Dagestani of enjoying privileges due to his relation to cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov.