{"id":877438,"date":"2026-09-02T13:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/877438\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:02:11","slug":"usman-nurmagomedovs-latest-instagram-story-with-dana-white-goes-viral-hours-after-ufc-president-says-he-crossed-the-line-at-ufc-shanghai-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/877438\/","title":{"rendered":"Usman Nurmagomedov’s latest Instagram story with Dana White goes viral hours after UFC President says he \u201ccrossed the line\u201d at UFC Shanghai | MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UsmanUsman Nurmagomedov(via Getty) Usman Nurmagomedov has seemingly responded to the controversy surrounding his actions at UFC Shanghai. Just hours after UFC CEO Dana White said the PFL lightweight champion had \u201ccrossed a line\u201d by jumping the cage, Usman shared an Instagram story featuring himself with White. The Dagestani fighter added the caption \u201creal men\u201d, creating a striking contrast with the criticism he had received following his older brother Umar Nurmagomedov\u2019s knockout loss to Song Yadong.The post comes after a tense night in Shanghai. Usman jumped over the cage immediately after seeing Umar knocked out in the second round. His emotional reaction violated a long-standing MMA rule that prevents cornermen from entering the cage before officials allow them inside. White later made it clear that he did not approve of Usman\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

Usman Nurmagomedov shares pictures with Dana White after UFC Shanghai controversy<\/p>\n

The controversy began after Song Yadong stopped Umar Nurmagomedov in the second round of their UFC Shanghai main event.Umar suffered the first knockout loss of his professional career. The result visibly affected his younger brother Usman Nurmagomedov, who was watching from outside the cage.In an emotional moment, Usman jumped over the cage and moved toward his unconscious brother. However, cornermen are not allowed to enter the cage until a commission or event official opens the door.The incident quickly attracted attention from the MMA community.Dana White was eventually asked about Usman\u2019s actions during the Contender Series press conference. The UFC boss did not hide his disagreement.\u201cYeah, what do you mean by how he reacted? He definitely did (cross a line)\u2026 I would agree with that\u201d, White said.White\u2019s comments came only hours before Usman posted his Instagram story with the UFC CEO.The image showed Usman alongside White, with the PFL champion adding the words \u201creal men\u201d as the caption.The post could be viewed as a sign that there is no serious personal tension between the two men. It may also suggest that Usman understands White\u2019s position despite the criticism.Usman\u2019s actions in Shanghai were not the first time he has jumped into the cage without waiting for permission.He previously did the same after Islam Makhachev defeated Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 in Newark. Usman entered the cage to celebrate with Makhachev before being escorted away by security.Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman believes the repeated incidents should have consequences.\u201cHe should be in trouble, 100 percent, from the commission for jumping the cage and acting like that. If we have cornermen jumping into the octagon, it\u2019s not good\u2026 He shouldn\u2019t have been there\u201d, Weidman said on Paramount+\u2019s Deep Waters podcast.However, Song Yadong offered a more understanding view.\u201cBut watching the slow motion, it looked like he was turning around to throw an elbow or something,\u201d Song Yadong stated. \u201cBut actually, I understand because they are brothers, you know.\u201dFor now, it remains unclear whether Usman will face any punishment for the Shanghai incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Usman Nurmagomedov(via Getty) Usman Nurmagomedov has seemingly responded to the controversy surrounding his actions at UFC Shanghai. Just…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,958,786,27140,785,447141,100595,85,787,63222,90270,70829],"class_list":["post-877438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dana-white","tag-fighting","tag-islam-makhachev","tag-mma","tag-mma-controversy","tag-song-yadong","tag-sports","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-shanghai","tag-umar-nurmagomedov","tag-usman-nurmagomedov"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}