According to RT’s Denis Geyko, who cited social media posts, UFC 254 has lost one of its Nurmagomedov. However, the main event featuring UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje remains intact.
Geyko reports that ‘The Eagle’’s younger cousin Umar Nurmagomedov has been pulled from his undercard fight with Sergey Morozov after he was hospitalized for a high fever in Dubai. Both Nurmagomedovs had been training in Dubai ahead of their scheduled fights in nearby Abu Dhabi.
UPDATE: According to Khabib’s Instagram post, Umar's fever has been caused by Staph infection, not flu.