It appears Abubakar Nurmagomedov had to battle some early adversity at UFC on ESPN 45. Nurmagomedov (17-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) was edged out in a split decision loss to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (24-7 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in this past Saturday’s main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Coach Javier Mendez revealed that Nurmagomedov hurt his knee in Round 1, but decided to battle through it. Nurmagomedov was able to win Round 2 on two of the judges’ scorecards, but lost Round 3 on all three. “It was such a close and competitive fight,” Mendez said on his YouTube channel. “Hats off to dos Santos
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