Coach Javier Mendez has shared why Usman Nurmagomedov won’t get the title shot in his potential UFC debut.
Nurmagomedov is the most popular MMA free agent proper now, after having fought out of his PFL (MVP MMA) contract in the primary occasion towards Archie Colgan at PFL New York. The 28-year-old earned a KO victory within the very first spherical to defend his PFL Light-weight Championship efficiently for the second time.
Proper after his win, talks of Nurmagomedov probably signing with the UFC intensified, and president Dana White additionally acknowledged that he can be eager about bringing the Russian over to the promotion.
Extra not too long ago, Nurmagomedov’s coach Javier Mendez, within the newest episode of the Weighing In podcast, revealed why the Russian wouldn’t get a title shot on debut, ought to he signal with the UFC. Mendez instructed Josh Thomson:
If he was to signal over the UFC, there’s no manner they’d give us a title shot as a result of, if we are available in and we destroy the champion – that simply provides credibility to PFL and all these different organizations, as, ‘You don’t have the most effective fighters on the earth, you might have probably the most fighters on the earth, however not essentially the primary.’ That can show that PFL really has some quantity ones. So, that might by no means be confirmed…That will be suicide on their half.
Try Javier Mendez’s feedback beneath:
Javier Mendez Names Who He Would Like Usman Nurmagomedov To Face In his Potential UFC Debut
In the identical clip posted on X by Crimson Nook MMA (through Weighing In), Javier Mendez additionally named who he want to see Usman Nurmagomedov face in his potential UFC debut. The 55-year-old named fan-favorite Paddy Pimblett. He stated:
For my part…Paddy the Baddy [Pimblett]. That’s the one I need. That’s going to be his introduction to quite a lot of followers on one aspect, lot of followers on the opposite aspect…It will likely be a enjoyable battle for me.
Ranked #5 within the Meta UFC light-weight rankings, Pimblett has a powerful 8-1 report within the UFC, together with his solely loss coming towards present champion Justin Gaethje. Ought to Mendez’s want come true, it could definitely be a deal with for the followers.
