Fighters from around the globe dream of the day they’ll step into the UFC octagon for the first time. For three athletes, Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 21 event marked that special moment in their career. Check out this week’s rookie report to see what kind of first impression those fighters made on the sport’s biggest stage from CSKA Arena in Moscow. * * * * * Abubakar Nurmagomedov Division: Welterweight Result: David Zawada def. Abubakar Nurmagomedov via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:50 Record: (15-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Grade: C+ Walking to the cage with Khabib Nurmagomedov in your corner – and while sharing his last name – brings a certain level of expectations. Abubakar Nurmagomedov is used to that by now, but doing that in your UFC debut, and in Russia, no less, had to have brought the pressure to a different level
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UFC on ESPN+ 21 rookie report: Grading the newcomers in Moscow – MMA Junkie