Belal Muhammad felt Umar Nurmagomedov’s pain.
Nurmagomedov suffered a brutal loss this past weekend in the main event of UFC Shanghai, where he was knocked out for the first time in his career by surging bantamweight contender Song Yadong. Following the finish, emotions flowed on all sides, with Song running around the octagon as a crowd packed with his compatriots roared, and Nurmagomedov’s brother Usman almost getting into a physical altercation with Song.
A longtime friend and training partner of the Nurmagomedov family, Muhammad also had a visceral reaction to the stunning KO.
“Song Yadong against Umar literally broke my heart,” Muhammad sai
