Standing in the Canadian’s way was an 0-1 Bekzat Almakhan, who had lost his promotional debut to then undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov, champion Merab Dvalishvili’s last title challenger.

Bekzat Almakhan (17-2) impressed with back-to-back knockouts over Yan Ferraz and Mateus Gloria before dropping his UFC debut via unanimous decision to Umar Nurmagomedov in March. Now, Almakhan ...

MONTREAL – Bekzat Almakhan met the media Saturday after his win over ... His debut in the UFC, 14 months ago, was a short-notice loss to Umar Nurmagomedov on his rise to title contention, and with a ...

Bekzat Almakhan picked up his first UFC win in ... column after losing a short-notice bout to former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in his UFC debut in March 2024. The Kazakhstani finisher ...

MONTREAL – Bekzat Almakhan met the media Saturday after ... His debut in the UFC, 14 months ago, was a short-notice loss to Umar Nurmagomedov on his rise to title contention, and with a full ...

Bekzat Almakhan picked up his first UFC win in emphatic fashion ... 2025 Almakhan returned to the win column after losing a short-notice bout to former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in his UFC ...

Bekzat Almakhan (11-2 ... Little was expected from his UFC debut given that he was tabbed to face Umar Nurmagomedov, who wound up fighting for the bantamweight title within a year.

Watch this fight on ESPN+ Bekzat Almakhan knocks out Brad Katona with ... A- Almakhan flew under the radar after nearly finishing Umar Nurmagomedov a little more than a year ago in his Octagon ...