Usman Nurmagomedov, Khabib's younger cousin, stopped former UFC champion Benson Henderson during the first round Friday night in the main event of Bellator 292 in San Jose, California.
Nurmagomedov made his first successful defense of the Bellator lightweight title. The bout was also a quarterfinal in the Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix tournament.
Usman Nurmagomedov will advance to the grand prix semifinals against the winner of a May 12 fight between former champ Brent Primus and Mansour Barnaoui. Nurmagomedov said in his postfight interview that it doesn't matter to him whom he faces next.
Nurmagomedov (17-0) is now 6-0 in Bellator. He was coming off a title win over Patricky Freire in November. Nurmagomedov, 24, is one of the best young fighters in the world.
