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Two UFC debuts of Khabib’s teammates in question after death of Abdulnamap

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.