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Donald Cerrone vs John Makdessi fight set for UFC 187 with Khabib Nurmagomedov hurt

Look at "The Bull" pulling a "Cowboy" on us ...

One man's loss is another's gain.

Less than 24 hours after Khabib Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw from his much-anticipated Lightweight scrap against Donald Cerrone at UFC 187 because of injury (details), which was set to pop from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) matchmakers have found a willing opponent to fill the void:

John Makdessi.

Makdessi is coming off a huge first-round knockout victory over Shane Campbell at UFC 186 last weekend in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.