Umar Nurmagomedov got his second UFC win on Saturday with a dominant victory over UFC veteran Brian Kelleher. It can’t be overlooked that Nurmagomedov earned the first-round submission win over Kelleher at 145 pounds, which is not Nurmagomedov’s usual weight division.
Nurmagomedov, who normally competes at bantamweight has displayed incredible talent during his brief UFC career and he showed some progression between his first UFC fight and second outing with the promotion. As an example of his improvement, watch how he took Kelleher’s back as opposed to his back takes against Sergey Morozov in his UFC debut in January 2021.