Impact As high as a -2000 favorite at some spots entering the evening, Nurmagomedov picked up an easy victory in addition to a portion of Figueiredo's purse after the latter missed weight by 2.5 pounds on Friday morning. Umar mixed in his trademark wrestling, landing 2-of-6 takedowns for 4:50 worth of control time. He won the total strike battle by a 103-28 count, although just 34 of those were deemed "significant." Truth be told, he didn't look all that dominant, but he did more than enough to earn a clean sweep on the scorecards. There's no guarantee he'll get the call, but Nurmagomedov is in firm contention for the next title shot at 135 pounds.
JANUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE
