Urijah Faber says if Track Yadong vs. Umar Nurmagomedov occurs, it received’t be in December.
Rumors emerged that Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has opted to stay energetic by taking up rising contender Yadong (21-8-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC) on Dec. 14. Yadong’s head coach Faber shut down rumblings of a December battle, and thinks the battle would in all probability happen Jan. 18 at UFC 311.
Nurmagomedov emerged as No. 1 contender after defeating Cory Sandhagen in his first principal occasion in August. However with newly topped champion Merab Dvalishvili eager to defend his belt in March – in the course of the month of Ramadan the place Nurmagomedov doesn’t compete, Nurmagomedov would fairly not wait.
“We don’t have a date for that but,” Faber informed Helen Yee. “I don’t suppose Dec. 14 is the date that we’ve talked about. I believe January is what we’re , however we like that battle. I believe each Umar and Track are guys that individuals don’t wish to battle, in order that they’re each prepared to step up. I believe that’s a superb battle.
“We’d battle (champion Sean) O’Malley. We’d battle (Deiveson) Figueiredo. We’d battle any of those guys, actually. However yeah, they’ve been speaking about that battle. I’ve been seeing all kinds of stuff being posted about that battle, Nothing’s been signed. That date has not been agreed upon. If that battle does occur, it’d more than likely occur in January.”
Group Alpha Male’s Yadong has received 5 of his previous seven, however is coming off a unanimous choice loss to former champion Petr Yan at UFC 299 in March.
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