LAS VEGAS (AP) – Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC interim lightweight title bout with Tony Ferguson was canceled Friday after Nurmagomedov was hospitalized due to problems making weight.
One of the most anticipated bouts of the year was scrapped one day before UFC 209 at T-Mobile Arena.
Nurmagomedov was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center on Thursday night, the mixed martial arts promotion said. He was treated and discharged, but the UFC still canceled the fight on the recommendation of Nurmagomedov’s doctors.
“It’s obviously a huge blow,” UFC President Dana White said.
The UFC hasn’t decided whether to reschedule the bout, White added.