Two of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammates have cancelled their flights to “Fight Island” following the death of Khabib’s father, Abdulmanap.
Dennis Geyko of RT Sport reported the news.
JUST IN: Khabib teammates Umar Numagomedov and Tagir Ulanbekov have both cancelled their departure to #UFCFightIsland following news of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov's death. Unclear if they will now make their UFC debuts pic.twitter.com/TLFWlMVIyW
— Denis Geyko (@DenisGeykoMMA) July 3, 2020
Umar Nurmagomedov, the younger cousin of Khabib, was set to face English prospect Nathaniel Wood at the UFC’s last Fight Island event on July 25th.