If there is one major lesson that Umar Nurmagomedov learned from his January title loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 311, it's that not everything goes in life as planned, even when the proper preparations were executed to perfection.

Nurmagomedov (18-1) entered as the betting favorite to become the new UFC bantamweight champion and looked strong in the early going until a broken left hand compromised both his effectiveness and his gas tank. Still, the native of Dagestan, Russia, remained competitive in a close loss via unanimous decision.

"Not always everything is going to be how you want but you can't give up," Nurmagomedov told CBS Sports last week. "Sometimes, you are going to have a broken arm and are going to get injured in the middle of a fight. You have to come back stronger."

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