Khabib Nurmagomedov has every right to be mad at the UFC over their handling of his showdown with Tony Ferguson, which has fallen through for a fifth time.
The Russian’s lightweight title fight with ‘El Cucuy', which was due to headline UFC 249 on Saturday week, collapsed last Monday after President Vladimir Putin implemented a travel ban to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The ban left the undefeated Nurmagomedov needing government permission to leave his homeland and take part in the promotion’s fourth pay-per-view card of the year, which was originally scheduled to take place in Brooklyn.
And unbelievably, the 155lb king's inability to leave Dagestan has seen him become the scapegoat for the most-anticipated fight in the division's