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Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to fight David Martinez at UFC Abu Dhabi on July 25. However, the booking has fallen off as Martinez is forced out with an injury. Nurmagomedov has been rumored to face Song at a later date.
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Nurmagomedov recently admitted that he is interested in the matchup against Song because he considers the Chinese fighter to be a “punching bag.” Nurmagomedov was not impressed by the one-sided beatdown that Song suffered against Sean O’Malley earlier this year. Nurmagomedov doesn’t rank Song among the best fighters in the division.
Not in the Same League
“Of course, I’m interested,” Nurmagomedov told told Adam Zubayraev. “ [Song] is a punching bag. How did he do against O’Malley? He was dead by the third round. Fourth round, he was taking knees to the face (Song vs. O’Malley was three rounds)…I don’t consider him a top-class fighter, honestly.”
Nurmagomedov (20-1) was undefeated in seven UFC outings before suffering his lone professional loss in a failed bantamweight title bid against Merab Dvalishvili last year. Nurmagomedov has since rebounded with wins over Mario Bautista and Deiveson Figueiredo. Meanwhile, Song (23-9) has alternated losses against Petr Yan and O’Malley with wins over Henry Cejudo and Figueiredo in his last four outings.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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