Top-ranked UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov couldn’t believe that, for the fourth time in a row, his bout with Tony Ferguson had been cancelled.
Ferguson, the interim lightweight champion, tripped and suffered a freak injury on Friday and was forced to withdraw from UFC 223.
After the initial shock wore off, ‘The Eagle’ asked the UFC for a replacement fight with none other than Conor McGregor. But it was Max Holloway who stepped up to the plate and saved the day.
Nurmagomedov, 29, can’t understand why ‘Burger King’ TV star McGregor didn’t rise up to the occasion and defend his title.