Zubaira Tukhugov recently shared an endearing instance of Khabib Nurmagomedov looking out for him. Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov were the two Nurmagomedov Team members suspended for jumping the cage and attacking Conor McGregor during the infamous UFC 229 brawl.
Not much was expected from Elves Brener in his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, as evidenced by the fact that he closed as a 4-to-1 underdog against Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC 284 in February.
In the first of three lightweight bouts this weekend at UFC on ESPN 48 will be Elves Brener welcoming ‘The Georgian Viking’ Guram Kutateladze back to the octagon.
Zubaira Tukhugov will help open up UFC 284 as a preliminary fight before his teammate Islam Makhachev looks to become the best pound-for-pound fighter later in the night.
It appears we have the returns of Joel Alvarez (19-3) and Zubaira Tukhugov (20-5-1) on The post Zubaira Tukhugov moves up to lightweight, faces Joel Alvarez at UFC 284 first appeared on MyMMANews.
UFC Vegas 59 has come along quite nicely, as the UFC has finalized the card The post Zubaira Tukhugov vs Nate Landwehr added to UFC Vegas 59 appeared first on MyMMANews.
Nate Landwehr will lock horns with Zubaira Tukhugov in a featherweight tilt at UFC on ESPN 40 on Aug. 6. The Las Vegas-based promotion recently announced the pairing.