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UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov is launching an annual mixed martial arts tournament in memory of his late father and mentor, Abdulmanap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nurmagomedov revealed the details of this tournament in an interview with Match TV, announcing that the first iteration of the event will occur this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tournament will be annual, we have already planned it,\u201d Nurmagomedov saud (via RT Sport<\/a>). \u201cOnly the date will change. So every year at the end of summer or at the beginning of fall we will have this event every year. Other than that, there were no problems with the organization. The fighters wanted to fight, and promoters also were also interested in making the event. Most likely due to the fact that many events have been canceled because of coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo everything came about very well. I hope the tournament will be held at a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first edition of this Nurmagomedov inspired tournament will be hosted by the Russian promotion Fight Nights Global and will be headlined by a fight between Vladimir Mineev and Dauren Ermekov. It will also feature an appearance from Usman Nurmagomedov, the lightweight champion’s cousin.<\/p>\n

The event will emanate from the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI can highlight two fights from this event,\u201d Nurmagomedov said. \u201dThe first one is with my brother Usman. And the second one is the main event: a fight between two champions of their organizations (Fight Nights Global and GFC) – Vladimir Mineev versus Dauren Ermekov.<\/p>\n

“I think Mineev will be the winner, but you can\u2019t underestimate Ermekov,” Nurmagomedov concluded.<\/p>\n

Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov passed away earlier this year due to complications stemming from COVID-19. His death sent a shockwave through the MMA community, as he was not only the UFC lightweight champion’s father, but a mentor to a plethora of other high profile fighters out of Dagestan.<\/p>\n

Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently scheduled to defend the UFC lightweight title against the division’s interim champion, Justin Gaethje, at UFC 254 on October 24 in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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