This past Saturday on the main card of UFC 321 , we saw a potential title eliminator in the bantamweight division. Former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov (19-1) was looking to bounce back after losing in his last fight as he took on Mario Bautista (16-3) who was looking to continue his eight-fight win streak.

Admittedly, I was struggling to see a path to victory for Mario Bautista entering the fight on Saturday. On paper, Nurmagomedov had the advantage pretty much wherever the fight went and the oddsmakers agreed making Nurmagomedov the biggest betting favorite on the main card by a lot.

That said, Mario Bautista was game on Saturday. In the first round, he definitely struggled with the superior grappling of Nurmagomedov, but he never stopped fighting and forcing scrambles. Nurmagomed

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