A bantamweight bout between two of the most promising prospects in the bantamweight division was featured on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 87 fight card. Undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov faced Bekzat Almakhan at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon. Nurmagomedov had finished three of his four UFC opponents and hadn’t tasted defeat in his eight-year mixed martial arts career. Almakhan was making his promotional debut but entered Saturday’s showdown riding an eight-fight winning streak. Almakhan went high with a kick that Nurmagomedov blocked. Nurmagomedov responded with a leg kick.
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