Khabib Nurmagomedov has teased a return to the Octagon in September following the cancellation of UFC 249 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Dagestan native was scheduled to fight Tony Ferguson this month before the pandemic saw him stranded in Russia. Khabib pulled out of the bout, with Tony Ferguson scheduled to take on Justin Gaethje instead before Dana White was forced to cancel the event.
Khabib has taken to Instagram to share an update of his lockdown training, and hinted a return to action could take place later this year. "Yet, it's not too far until September," the 31-year-old captioned his social media post. "Although it's hard to believe, that everything will be over by September. "But, one serious person said: 'In