Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been out of action for almost a year, due to a suspension he served for his involvement in the UFC 229 brawl in October 2018. This period of inactivity is leaving Chael Sonnen in doubt about whether or not “The Eagle” will be able to make weight in time for UFC 242 this weekend.
“If you’re in Vegas, or you’ve got a line on a sportsbook and you want to place some outside action on this fight, you should place it in one place and one place only: Khabib Nurmagomedov to make weight,” Sonnen said on his podcast (transcript by BJPenn.