Russian fighter Abubakar Nurmagomedov lost in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Vegas 74 tournament.
The struggle of Nurmagomedov opened the main card of the tournament. The rival of the Russian fighter was Eliseu Zaleski dos Santos. The fight lasted for three rounds declared by the rules and ended with the victory of the Brazilian athlete, with a separate decision of the referees.
Nurmagomedov took his fourth defeat in 22 fights. Dos Santos took the 24th win of his career, and also suffered seven losses.
It is worth noting that Abubakar Nurmagomedov is the cousin of the undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who made his last fight in the fall of 2020.
Kai Kara-France (New Zealand) and Amir Albazi (Iraq) will meet in the main event of the tournament. Alex Caceres (USA) and Daniel Pineda (USA) will compete in the Octagon in the joint main event.
Former Belarusian MMA fighter Andrei Orlovsky loss At the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Vegas 74 tournament, Orlovsky performed as part of the bottom card. The rival of the Belarusian athlete was the US representative DonTale Mays. The fight ended with Mays winning by TKO in the second round.