No. 1-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov is the maddest man in mixed martial arts (MMA) this morning -- and he has every right to be -- after news broke late last night that Featherweight champion Conor McGregor will get the opportunity to compete for the 155-pound world title before him at UFC 205, which takes place inside Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., on Nov. 12, 2016.
After all, less than one week ago, company president Dana White took to social media to shoot down rumors that "Notorious" -- who has yet to defend his Featherweight belt -- would leapfrog the passionate "Eagle.