Bellator 263 results: Usman Nurmagomedov dispatches of Manny Muro with body shot

Cousin of Khabib, Usman Nurmagomedov kept his unbeaten record alive.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – [autotag]Usman Nurmagomedov[/autotag] entered Bellator 263 a heavy betting favorite, and quickly showed why.

Cousin of former UFC champion Khabib, Usman Nurmagomedov (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) finished [autotag]Manny Muro[/autotag] (12-7 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) with a knee to the body and follow-up punches at 3:30 of Round 1.

Bellator 263 took place Saturday at The Forum. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.

In the opening round, Nurmagomedov dragged an aggressive Muro to the mat early where he worked to get a submission from the back. After Muro worked his way back to the feet, the two fighters engaged in the clinch.

After some adjusting for position, Nurmagomedov drilled Muro’s body with a knee that dropped the American to the canvas face-first. As Muro covered up in pain, Nurmagomedov landed a series of punches to his downed opponent before the referee stepped in.

With the win, Nurmagomedov remains undefeated. The victory comes after a successful promotional debut at Bellator 255 in April when he defeated “Magic” Mike Hamel via unanimous decision. In his 13 professional victories, 11 have come via finish with eight knockouts/TKOs and three submissions.

As for Muro, the longtime JacksonWink professional had a three-fight winning streak snapped, which included back-to-back victories over Nick Newell and Devin Powell.

Full up-to-the-minute Bellator 263 results include:

  • Usman Nurmagomedov def. Manny Muro via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 1, 3:30
  • Islam Mamedov def. Brent Primus via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Goiti Yamauchi def. Chris Gonzalez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:03
  • Vanessa Porto def. Ilara Joanne via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Gadzhi Rabadanov def. Daniel Carey via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:57
  • Khasan Magomedsharipov def. Jonathan Quiroz via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 4:21
  • Joshua Jones def. Johnny Cisneros via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 4:15
  • Georgi Karakhanyan def. Kiefer Crosbie via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:25
  • Brian Moore def. Jordan Winski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

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