After his involvement in the brawl that took place after UFC 229 this past weekend, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate Zubaira Tukhugov has been pulled from his fight against Artem Lobov at UFC Moncton.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani first confirmed the fight was officially off on Thursday. Following the scuffle after Nurmagomedov’s fight with Conor McGregor, UFC president Dana White stated “any guys who jumped in will never fight [in the UFC] again.” However, Helwani has said Tukhugov’s status within the UFC is currently “uncertain.”
Tukhugov took to social media after the chaos in the cage to brag about his involvement in the brawl, stating he “slapped [McGregor] as promised.