Umar Nurmagomedov Fought With Broken Hand at UFC 311, But Didn't Tell Coach

Umar Nurmagomedov Fought With Broken Hand at UFC 311, But Didn't Tell Coach

Coach Javier Mendez said they would have changed their tactics if Umar Nurmagomedov had revealed he'd broken his hand during his loss to Merab Dvalishvili.

Javier Mendez reveals Umar Nurmagomedov hid hand injury during Merab Dvalishvili fight at UFC 311: "I would have changed the game plan"

Javier Mendez, Umar Nurmagomedov's head coach, revealed that he would have altered the game plan for the fight against Merab Dvalishvili if the 29-year-old had informed him about his hand injury.

Umar Nurmagomedov didn't tell team about broken during title fight

Umar Nurmagomedov got off to a good start in the UFC 311 bantamweight title fight against champion Merab Dvalishvili, but things quickly went south.  "Young Eagle" suffered a broken hand in the opening round changing the way he approached the rest of the match.  Nurmagomedov's coach, Javier Mendez, revealed that Nurmagomedov hid the injury from his team during an appearance on Submission Radio.  Had his coaches known, Mendez believes they could …