Dariush calls out UFC over signing Usman Nurmagomedov
Beneil Dariush called out the UFC over signing Usman Nurmagomedov, saying he cannot understand why the Russian is still outside the promotion. Unbeaten and a lightweight champion in Bellator and the PFL, Usman is Khabib's cousin.
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Beneil Dariush acha injustificável que Usman Nurmagomedov ainda esteja fora do UFC. Algoz de Renato Moicano e veterano dos leves (limite de 70,3 kg), o americano defende que o russo assine quanto antes com o Ultimate.
Para Dariush, os resultados no Bellator e no PFL falam por si. Ele também projeta uma ascensão rápida do lutador caso a contratação aconteça.
“Estou surpreso que ele ainda não esteja no UFC. Ele é tão bom, e eu presumiria que é porque, sabe, eles não conseguem chegar a um acordo no contrato ou, quer dizer, é só isso. É a única coisa que eu consigo pensar que o impediria de entrar no UFC, porque ele é realmente muito bom pra caramba.”
O americano foi além: disse acreditar que Usman pegaria de cara um adversário do top 10 e, na sequência, outro do top 5.
Usman é um dos nomes mais vitoriosos do clã do Daguestão. Segue invicto, com triunfos sobre Patricky Pitbull, Benson Henderson e Paul Hughes, e conquistou o cinturão dos leves no Bellator e também no PFL. Primo de Khabib e irmão mais novo de Umar, ele é visto como o próximo nome do grupo a dominar o Ultimate.
O contexto ajuda a explicar a cobrança: Islam Makhachev indica que está perto da aposentadoria e Umar Nurmagomedov atravessa má fase. Usman, por sua vez, encerrou recentemente seu contrato e tem aparecido cada vez mais em eventos do UFC, o que alimenta a expectativa de uma assinatura em breve.
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