Umar Nurmagomedov is staying busy as he waits for UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili.
The 18-0 MMA fighter faces two-time Bellator champion Eduardo Dantas in a grappling match that headlines ADXC 7 in Abu Dhabi, the promotion announced Monday. The cardboard goes down at Mubadala Area on Oct. 25, a day earlier than UFC 308 lands within the United Arab Emirates.
Nurmagomedov hopes to get a shot at newly topped 135-pound champion Merab Dvalishvili after profitable six in a row beneath the UFC banner, capped off by a unanimous resolution over Cory Sandhagen this previous August. Nurmagomedov’s first two UFC wins got here through submission, with seven complete all through his MMA profession.
Dantas, a black belt in jiu-jitsu and 23-8 in MMA, has additionally received seven fights by means of submission, together with a second-round arm-triangle choke to faucet Zach Makovsky to win a Bellator belt in 2012. He then efficiently defended it with a rear-naked choke of Anthony Leone.
ADXC 7 additionally includes a match between jiu-jitsu world champion Isaque Bahiense and Bruno Lima, in addition to Jansen Gomes vs. Uanderson Ferreira.
