So here we are, hours away from a fight where the UFC lightweight champion is not involved, and the UFC interim champion is not involved, yet a new titleholder will somehow be determined. Or maybe he will? If Khabib Nurmagomedov wins in the UFC 223 headliner, he will be the new champion. Of that, we are sure. But what of late replacement Al Iaquinta? On Friday, UFC president Dana White made a vague claim that if Iaquinta wins, he will be the champion. Yet when he was cornered to explicitly confirm that Iaquinta was eligible to win the belt, he hedged.
UFC 223 main event breakdown: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta
