Umar Nurmagomedov has said that he believes his brother Usman is capable of competing with just about any lightweight in the world.

For the longest time now, Usman Nurmagomedov has been viewed as one of the best lightweight fighters on the planet. However, he hasn’t had his full exposure to the mixed martial arts community just yet as a result of him competing in PFL instead of UFC.

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Right now, there is a lot of talk about where he will go for his next move, and a lot of people believe that it’s likely we will see Nurmagomedov finally competing on the UFC stage sooner rather than later.

In a recent interview, Umar Nurmagomedov had his say on his brother’s future.

Nurmagomedov’s potential praised by his brother

“He’s an amazing fighter, and I’m a huge fan of his,” Nurmagomedov told MMA Junkie of Usman. “I like how he spars, how he works, how he does everything as a professional. And even in the cage, he shows he’s a high-level fighter. I think he can be competitive with anybody in the world.

“Sometimes people think in other promotions, (they’re) bad fighters, but it’s not like that. For example, Shabliy is one of the toughest guys, Alexandr Shabliy. Even Arman (Tsarukyan) knows that because he sparred with him a lot. He knows how he’s tough, and I think Usman can compete with anybody in the world. Gaethje, Ilia (Topuria), Arman, (Mauricio) Ruffy, anybody.”

“We’re going to see,” Nurmagomedov said. “I don’t want to go ahead (and say) where I want to see him, but he has time to talk with both sides, and they’re going to figure it out. I don’t want to give some commentary. He’s going to do the decision. It’s his life. I can give him advice, but it’s life, and he has to make the decision. We’ll see.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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