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. He was treated and discharged, but the UFC still canceled the fight on the recommendation of Nurmagomedov's doctors. Although Ferguson and Nurmagomedov traded angry insults throughout their promotion for UFC 209, Ferguson tweeted condolences at Nurmagomedov on Friday morning: "I Hope U Feel Better Khabib, I Pray For Your Recovery, I Mean It, Get Better." Ferguson alluded to Nurmagomedov's possible problems making weight during a faceoff between the fighters at media day on Thursday, with Ferguson telling Nurmagomedov to "have fun with that weight cut, sucking air."

Source: New Zealand Herald March 03, 2017 19:52 UTC