Khabib Nurmagomedov hardly ever lost a round during his legendary UFC career, but Sean O'Malley believes he would have struggled against Charles Oliveira.
Nurmagomedov won all 29 of his career fights in dominant fashion before retiring and vacating the lightweight title back in October 2020 after defeating Justin Gaethje. UFC boss Dana White desperately tried to get him to reconsider but after roughly six months, he gave in and ordered for the vacant title to be put up in a fight between Oliveira and Michael Chandler.
The Brazilian, who on multiple occasions was on the verge of release from the company for losing consecutive fights, defied the odds to stop Chandler and take the belt with a second-round knockout. He defended his crown against Dustin Poirier in December and again last month against Gaethje, but was stripped of the title after missing weight for the latter bout by half a pound.
