Despite his promises to the fans that Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson would go on as scheduled at UFC 249, a hard dose of reality has hit Dana White.
Stuck in Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic, Khabib is in quarantine and fighting on the April 18th event is now definitely out of the question. White’s reaction to the UFC lightweight champion’s removal from the card was a simple one-liner.
“Everyone knew he’s not fighting,” White told Yahoo’s Kevin Iole via text message.
Well that was quick. “The fight will happen” quickly became “everyone knew he’s not fighting.