Former mixed style (MMA) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov announced plans for his promotion Eagle FC to sign a contract with a representative of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC). It is reported by Sport24.
33-year-old Nurmagomedov spoke about the possible transition of American Kevin Lee. Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao may also join the Eagle FC roster. At the same time, Nurmagomedov ruled out the appearance of his colleague Islam Makhachev in the organization.
On December 7, it became known that Rashad Evans, a former UFC champion, has joined Eagle FC. The American will resume his career in order to participate in Nurmagomedov’s promotion tournaments.
After the end of his career, Nurmagomedov bought the Gorilla Fighting Championship promotion and relaunched it under the Eagle Fighting Championship name. At the end of November, he announced that Eagle FC would host a US event featuring Star Fighters.
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