In September, Nurmagomedov signed two contracts for a title shot against the reigning UFC Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez, on either the UFC 205 or the UFC 206 fight card, with Dana White confirming the bout between the two for UFC 205.
I september, 2016 underskrev Nurmagomedov 2 kontrakter om en titelchance mod den regerende UFC-letvægts-mester, Eddie Alvarez, på enten UFC 205 eller UFC 206 kampprogrammet, hvor Dana White bekræftede kampen mellem de 2 til UFC 205.