Sayran comes from the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, which is located in northern Xinjiang, straddling the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia.
[8][9] He spends his free time practicing the dombra, a traditional stringed Kazakh musical instrument.
[19] The fight was later part of a controversy when Minner and his coach James Krause were suspended by UFC when suspicious betting patterns emerged.
[22] Despite knocking down Garcia, Nurdanbek lost the fight via TKO in the second round via body kick and then ground and pound.
[23] Nurdanbek was scheduled to face Hyder Amil on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236,[24] but was pulled from the card in mid January for undisclosed reasons.