Habib Nurmagomedov, Dana white and Tony Ferguson (left to right)
The President of the ultimate fighting championship (UFC), Dana white said that the bout between Habib Nurmagomedov and American Tony Ferguson could take place in the case of literate action team Russian. The words of white leads MMAFighing.
“The team Nurmagomedov decided to just take fighter at a random clinic in Las Vegas. Instead of having to pick up the phone and call the doctor Brianna Matheson, who manages all medical operations of the UFC. They decided to do things his own way and got what came out. If they did it right, the fight probably could have been saved,” — said the head of the organization.
On March 3 it became known that the 28-year-old Nurmagomedov is hospitalized due to enhanced weight loss. Suspected kidney stones was not confirmed. Soon he was discharged from the hospital, he feels fine. The battle for the title of interim champion of the UFC lightweight title was cancelled.
Fight Nurmagomedov and Ferguson had to go on the night of March 5 in Las Vegas at the UFC 209.
Nurmagomedov has not suffered a single defeat in 24 fights in his professional career. In the asset of Ferguson’s 25 fights in which he scored 22 victories and lost three times.