LAS VEGAS — Nine months ago, disaster struck in Las Vegas when Khabib Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw from his scheduled interim title shot at UFC 209 after his weight cut went awry just hours before official weigh-ins. A golden opportunity for Nurmagomedov was lost without the undefeated Dagestani contender even getting a chance to step foot inside the cage.
Now, Nurmagomedov is once again in the entertainment capital of the world readying for his first fight since the drama that unfolded this past spring. Set to meet Edson Barboza in a likely No.