International travel bans to and from Russia due to the COVID-19 pandemic left Khabib Nurmagomedov locked down in his home country. As a result, it put his UFC 249 fight against Tony Ferguson in shambles.
“The Eagle” released a statement on Wednesday, expressing clear disappointment about his likely withdrawal from the fight. “El Cucuy” was equally left letdown, but is seemingly a bit more frustrated.
“Obviously, I was very upset,” Ferguson told ESPN (transcript by MMA Fighting) “I feel more for everybody else that’s actually going through some hard times. It’s a little bit different, of course, I’m a little bit pissed.