Khabib Nurmagomedov won’t wait to fight Conor McGregor if he boxes Mayweather

Conor McGregor, while extremely talented, was not the man most deserving of a title shot.

Are you still interested in watching UFC 209? With Woodley’s 170 pound title on the line at UFC 205 last November, the two almost stole the focus of Conor McGregor’s historic night.

At UFC 205, Woodley did not capitalize on Thompson’s inexperience with ground fighting, but he did almost submit Wonderboy with a guillotine choke during the fourth round. Nurmagomedov is from Russian Federation and fans fly from Russian Federation to see him fight. Fans wanted to see how McGregor would match up against the aggression of Tony Ferguson.

Dana White joked that he was on suicide watch as he scrambled to find a replacement for Khabib.

LAS VEGAS – An interim lightweight championship fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson has been called off after Nurmagomedov was hospitalized Thursday evening. This will be the third time a fight between Nurmagomedov and Ferguson has fallen out, but certainly is the most stunning. But as gifted as Khabib is, he too is flawed-just not in his skill-set.

Outside of a couple injuries brought on by brought on by overtraining – a sprained MCL in mid-2011 before a full ACL tear later that year – St-Pierre was the model of consistency. The big moments were owned by Woodley as he dominated top position in the opening round then had severely damaged Thompson in the fourth frame. A broken rib forced him out of that contest, however, extending his layoff through April 2016 – good for a two-year hiatus from the sport.

The two took turns dishing it out last November. With his knees and ribs no longer an issue, the uncrowned king instead accepted a fight against Michael Johnson.

Nurmagomedov had already gone to the hospital – without telling anyone at the UFC. Ferguson had been preparing for months to face one of the most dominant wrestlers in MMA and was suddenly going to be thrust into a fight with a risky striker like Johnson? He is gifted on his feet and on the ground. Alas, fight fans will have to wait to see whom McGregor might face next in the octagon, and settle for the main event.

A three-time captain of the talented University of Missouri wrestling squad and two-time All-American, the Ferguson, Missouri, native boasted the raw materials that had carried numerous others from the collegiate wrestling ranks to the top of their respective divisions. I’m going to make my win streak a 25-win streak, take the belt, become the new UFC lightweight and undisputed, undefeated champion.

“I didn’t throw almost the things that I normally do, which is a good thing going into this fight because he hasn’t seen everything I’ve got”, said Thompson, 34. That’s pretty much game over for a fight, not only because a fighter won’t make weight, but because USADA rules prohibit the use of IVs, with serious consequences if you use one without their permission.