Nurmagomedov early Thursday posted an image on his Instagram Stories of a screw in the index finger of his now surgically repaired broken left hand. The break, his manager said earlier in the week, came in the first round of his unanimous decision loss to champ Merab Dvalishvili in their UFC 311 bantamweight title fight this past Saturday.

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.

Losing isn't something Khabib Nurmagomedov and his family are used to. Retiring from the sport at a perfect 29-0, the former UFC lightweight champion found a second wind on the sidelines, coaching his teammates to many victories over the years,