News Umar Nurmagomedov has an opponent for March 2nd

[LoveMyMMA]

Sandhagen confirmed it's not him.

 

[LoveMyMMA]

My guess is either Mario Bautista or Jonathan Martinez, and I'd be happy to see either of them against Umar.

I'm hearing it's Martinez.
Mario just fought and he's known to take some time off between fights.

 

[LoveMyMMA]

Umar Nurmagomedov
Usman Nurmagomedov
Amru Magomedov
Renat Khavalov
Islam Omarov
Timur Khizriev
Khasan Magomedsharipov
Ramazan Gitinov

Some of the best Dagestanis of the next generation for sure.

Khasan is special. A phenom.

 

[Siver!]

https://x.com/aliabdelaziz00/status/1752438023986581746?s=46&t=PSy3Ch7pvG4ybe2MpvWFcw

But who is it gonna be?

Worth noting they still don’t have a main event for this fight card despite it being a month away…

I get it's a legit tactic to drum up interest, but really?

Is Umar really worthy of the 'who is the mystery opponent' schtick?

Just tell us what the fight is, he's not a pop diva, there isn't really any suspense until we know if it's a good match up or not lol

 

[Koala]

Johnathan Martinez for sure
They like to bump the guys in the rankings when they take a tough fight
And Martinez got bumped from 12 to 10 with no reason

 

[Johnnny]

Imagine all these guys combined to have fewer losses than Makhachev. What a group to take into a street fight.

Street fights don't have weight limits. All of those guys fight at 135 to 155 lbs. There's a reason why guys that tiny aren't hired as bouncers.

 

[JoeRowe]

Johnathan Martinez for sure
They like to bump the guys in the rankings when they take a tough fight
And Martinez got bumped from 12 to 10 with no reason

If true excellent observation

 

[fortheo]

Johnathan Martinez for sure
They like to bump the guys in the rankings when they take a tough fight
And Martinez got bumped from 12 to 10 with no reason

I think you're right

 

[sdpdude9]

Assuming this will be the main event. Sandhagen, Font, Martinez, and Cruz are the only 3 ranked opponents not scheduled or didn’t fight recently.

 

[LoveMyMMA]

Still no announcement… odd.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Johnathan Martinez for sure
They like to bump the guys in the rankings when they take a tough fight
And Martinez got bumped from 12 to 10 with no reason

Superb observation if true.

 

[jeskola]

Sandhagen confirmed it's not him.

Sandhagen won't fight Umar cause Sandhagen is an overrated, over-the-hill Cruz clone. its over for him.