The Dagestani native was once again forced to withdraw from a scheduled bout following another injury suffered during training camp. Unlike his previous two knee injures, this one was a broken rib.
According to MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani, the injury occurred during the portion of Khabib's camp that was in Dagestan and not at the American Kickboxing Academy.
As a result, Khabib bowed out of his highly anticipated title eliminator bout against Tony Ferguson. Many expected that a win over Ferguson would propel Khabib towards a long-awaited title shot, especially considering his previous win against current champ Rafael dos Anjos.