Second-ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to require surgery on the injured knee that forced him out of his UFC 187 bout against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The news was first reported on Thursday’s edition of UFC Tonight.
Nurmagomedov (22-0) tweaked his knee in training on Wednesday and was hoping that he wouldn’t require surgery. Unfortunately, doctor’s informed the Russian that he would have to go under the knife. He got a second opinion from a UFC doctor in Los Angeles yesterday who gave him the same prognosis.
“The Eagle” will have surgery today to repair a torn meniscus and expects to be sidelined for four to six months.