The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Umar Nurmagomedov on beating Merab Dvalishvili in rematch, Mario Bautista

Episode Date: October 23, 2025

Umar Nurmagomedov IS BACK to join DC on the Daniel Cormier Check-In series ahead of his MASSIVE FIGHT against Mario Bautista at UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi! Umar speaks on the Merab Dvalishvili fight and why he feels he won the fight even with a BROKEN HAND. DC and Umar talk about his upcoming fight with Bautista, and how he has to win in order to cement himself as Merab's next opponent for the title. Plus, the guys talk Cory Sandhagen, Khabib's training camps, and so much more. And don't miss the moment DC tries to convince Nurmagomedov to give him his Rolex watch! All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet  #VolumeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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to fight Mario Batista this weekend. How everything been, man? You good, champ. Yes, I'm good. How's your hand? Nice. I can punch, wrestling, everything. How long was the recovery on your hand?

It was four months I didn't punch anywhere. Nothing. I knew some guys who were beginning early, and they broke again. I didn't risk. Yeah, look, see? Look at mine. In the beginning, I always break my hand. Let me see, where's your score?

They cut here. Oh, it was inside, huh? It was this one. It was broke this. It will go down. They put back and put screw inside. How many, when did this happen in the fight? Second round.

Second round. Yes. Yeah. When you think back to that fight, have you re-watched it? Have you re-watched the fight? Directly that time, two times. Since you fought them, you've only watched it twice? That week after a fight.

That week, two times. Yes. I say everything what I want to know. And maybe if I will fight again, they will give me to a fight with him, then I'm going to do much more, you know. And right now it's not make sense. Yeah. How hard was it losing for the first time? Like, how was that, how was dealing with loss for the first time in your career?

How is lost? Horrible. It's horrible. Of course. But, like, how do you process it is the question, right? Like, when I lost. just came to a room and everybody come to like somebody die right that I see there's face I say hey nothing happened I'm gonna come back yeah don't worry

about me I will be stronger and I will come back and smear this guy yeah I'm gonna take this revenge I'm gonna like do everything you know and it was like just we came to after this fight to rooms right and life is not paradise right here something sometimes going not like who you expect. Yeah. And my, my, my party now, come back stronger and fight for the title again. Yeah.

Did you think you had won that fight? What do you think? I thought it was, I thought he won three rounds. I thought he won three rounds. I thought you won the first two rounds. I thought the third round was very close. And I thought the last two rounds you could tell, he was kind of built it. Last two rounds, just give.

I give just two rounds. Yeah. Did you think you won the third? And I give just last... Part of the third. The end of the third round. You had the last part of it? Not, no.

Third round, he don't win. I don't think he won. You thought you won the fight? Yes. No, we don't talk about like I win and not win. We talk about how they give, right? Yeah. And I'm doing a battle with judges.

They make decision. One of them, my friend told to me, There was judges, I said, yes. What do they say? He won't. Okay, he won't. Don't talk much. Yeah.

I said, okay, I don't want to talk like, they have to give it to me like that. I told you how they score. Yeah. I think they score in the last two rounds. Because of last minutes, right? He takes down, I get up like this. And he played a lot. He played a lot.

But if we're talking about skills, fight like that, I don't think. he beat me. And I don't, I don't lose anything. Of course, with broken, very hard to fight. Yeah, very hard. And third round was very close. Very close round. That's the wrong. Very close. And he was with title, right? Yeah. I think if I was with title, maybe judge is going to give it to me, you know? Yeah. Depends on. And I hope next time I will not broke anything. Yeah. And I will fight, inshallah, much better. When you got the call that it was going to be Mario Batista Was that who you, who did you expect to see When you return back to the octagon?

Like, did you have a specific opponent you might have wanted? When he beat Pachamix, directly, like after that fight, we text each other, me and Habib, And he said this guy can be next Because he have eight winsick, it's not bad, you know? And there's nobody else Everybody was or busy or injured or they have fights. So when you get him and you start working on Mario Batista, what did you see?

A guy that wrestles well, a lot of pressure, likes to push you against the Octagon. What did you see when you started to prepare for Mario Batista? He's a good striker. I can tell this. He's a very good striker. He has good movement. Not else. I don't say something like special, you know.

I don't see how, like, he's a good fighter. I can tell he's not good, but I don't know how he's grappling, his jiu-jitsu, I don't know how his wrestling skills. He has fight with Ricky Simone. Yes, Simmon. Yes, Ricky Simone, too tired in third round, but if with more energy, I think he can beat him. He was not bad. He took him down, try to hold him, you know, and I think I'm much better than Ricky Simon. and it's going to be different game frame.

You obviously, for a long time, everybody's kind of thought you'd be a champion, right? So now it's about getting through this fight. When you look at Saturday night, right, you win, say you win against Mario Batista. Are you expecting the fight for the championship afterwards? Or are you thinking it doesn't take two fights? Even if after that fight, even if, if they will give it him, give it to me 10 fights.

Doesn't matter, you see. I have to become champion. I won this. And I will work for that, and it's going to happen, inshallah. And the other side, like, who else?

Okay, you know my division. I know your division. Who else? So I think... Petriangana already will fight. I've said this publicly. I've said this publicly to many people. The guys they struggle,

everybody struggles with Marab. Right, he's very, very good. I think, I don't know, I don't know how, it's going to be hard for those guys to keep him off of him. I think you're the guy that can fight him. I think you and him fighting constantly would always be great fights. I think Peoria is going to be better than he was the first time they fought. I think it's, I think it's going to be hard for most guys to fight him

because his cardio and his pace and his pressure is so heavy. But again, do you think, though, that you would get that next fight? because now he just got done with Sanhagen, right? He's kind of fought so much in such a short period of time that I don't know who they would put in there with him, if not the winner of this fight, between you and Mario Batista. I don't know, too, who else? Nobody there. And if they will take some break and they will take some time for recovery race,

I don't want to wait them too long, you see. And I want to fight again. Maybe it's going to be the first two weeks in February or last week in January. If UFC have some events, I want to fight. Maybe five-round fight, you know. I don't want to wait too long. And we'll see. We'll see what's going to happen in the Saturday and what UFC want and how they're going to fight.

You know, a lot of things. But I don't say anybody else. A lot of times it takes like a special performance to earn that championship opportunity. Obviously, Corey Sanhagen got his after getting the finish. Do you feel like you have to try and get a finish this weekend to just hammer home the idea that you're the next guy or do you just need a win?

Not because of something, contender or something. I have to show best performance because of I want this. Not because of they're going to give me. I have to do some risk, go ahead, do something. and crazy not because of that. I have to show my best performance and I will try it. Yeah. How's training camp Ben Knight?

With all these guys, I watched Usman's fight. A couple weeks ago, he fought really well. Hard fight. But with Usman in camp, Islam in camp, you in camp, Kabee must be a handful right now. He must be going crazy with all of y'all in camp, huh? Of course. are pressure for him all the time.

No, I'm talking about just training you guys hard. Yes, yes. He trained us and, you know, even if he, like, you know, he trained us, we have to be like, you know, under pressure, but he was too, you know. He took care, he think about every single rounds, you know. He teach, he come to cage, do this, do this, like, brother, he under pressure more than us, more than we. Coaching is harder than fighting.

Yes, yes, I think like that. Because three of us have to do sparring, not just three. There was a lot of guys. Everybody, he cornered, everybody, he, he think about everyone, you know, nervous. And it was good camp and a lot of pressure, but we have to do this. Yeah, we have to do it. Yeah. Hey, what about Amru?

Where's Amru at? Hey, this guy's good. He live. He lives. He's good. And his fight canceled because of his opponent not cut weight, five kilograms. He was 10 pounds of, 11 pounds of weight? Yes, yes.

Even that he was ready to fight. Amro was ready to fight with him. And then he came back, he not kite two more, seven kilograms, you know, and then cancel. Then cancel. He's opponent, some injured. He took some injured pain or he can't move like that. He didn't cut, you know. He's good.

I think he's future. He's very good. And Usman fought well last time too. You guys are doing great, man. It's good watching from a distance, watching. I'm excited to watch you compete this weekend. I'm excited to see what happens in the future. Thank you for coming again.

Hey, Umar, listen, I'm playing soccer tonight. Uh-huh. You know? No. Soccer. I know soccer, but I don't know where you're playing. You got any tips for me? Should I play striker or a defense?

Galkeeper. No. It takes a good reflexes and goalkeeper. I'll be a striker. I'm like messy. Okay. I'm the best. I want to see.

Where is it going to be happening? I'm playing at the United States soccer complex here. It's going to be online. I'll take some videos and see when I score gold. You think I'll score? If you will score, I'm going to put in Instagram stories. Yeah, then get ready to post the story because I'm definitely scored. Guys, Umar and Megamara returns to the Octagon this weekend,

taking on Mario Batista. looking to get another opportunity to fight for UFC Bantamweight Championship. Umar, thank you again for checking in, man. You know, man. I miss you, buddy. Thank you. Until next time, peace. Hey, guys, it's us.

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I'd know. I competed there for decades. Join me, Renee Stubbs, on the Renee Stubbs' tennis podcast for no-nonsense breakdowns of the biggest matches, the toughest players, and the moments that define Roland Garris. Gentil win. She's an outsider to win the French fame. And she likes Clay.

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