Not Khabib, Daniel Cormier Believes Usman Is the Best Fighter in the Nurmagomedov Family

Allan Binoy | 06/08/2024
Usman Nurmagomedov Unmoved by UFC Legend Daniel Cormier Ranking Him Above Khabib and Others

Daniel Cormier has picked his best fighter in the Nurmagomedov clan and it is not Khabib. The American has spent a lot of time with the Dagestani fighters having trained alongside them at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). They all trained under the same coach and have sparred against each other multiple times. After seeing the Nurmagomedov clan train in front of his eyes he has a newfound respect for them.

Cormier has always spoken about Khabib Nurmagomedov’s greatness. However, this time around, it was another name from the family that got all the praise.

In the latest episode of the Good Guy/Bad Guy show with Chael Sonnen, Cormier spoke about who he thinks is the best Nurmagomedov,

“Chael Usman may be the best one out of all of them, this dude is amazing in terms of fighting. The guy he fights in Bellator, now the PFL.”

 

Sonnen was the one who brought the topic up, talking about the great fighting families. He mentioned the Gracie family and how Khabib and his clan were coming for their title.

With two brothers already in two of the biggest MMA promotions in the world, it will be interesting to see how they can further the Nurmagomedov legacy.

Not just Usman, but even Umar Nurmagomedov received a lot of praise from the former double champion recently.

DC calls Umar Nurmagomedov an upgraded version of Khabib and Islam

Daniel Cormier has high praise for the Nurmagomedov brothers. Both of them have trained under the tutelage of the late Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, then Khabib.

In a recent YouTube video, ‘DC’ spoke about how dangerous Umar was and why he believes the bantamweight is a better version of Khabib and Islam,

“Umar is the next level of that [Khabib & Islam] where he possesses the striking, he possesses the wrestling but he’s also got great grappling….These Russian guys just keep jumping levels”

 

Umar has received a lot of high praise and he backed it up last weekend when he faced Cory Sandhagen at UFC Abu Dhabi and outclassed him over the course of 5 rounds to secure the unanimous decision victory bringing him one step closer to the title.

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Allan Binoy

Allan Binoy is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush. Taken to the sport in 2015, thanks to a certain Conor McGregor, Allan has himself dabbled in the martial arts. And having graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, with a degree in English Literature, he has learnt to use his love for language to have a voice in the MMA community. Allan has been writing about the gladiatorial stories for more than three years now and has pursued excellence at a number of reputable media organizations, covering every UFC PPV in the last couple of years. In addition to this, the southpaw is also a semi-professional soccer player for Diego Juniors FC in Pune, playing in the Pune Super Division League.

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