In possibly the news of the year, best UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is hurt. Based on reports, Nurmagomedov was made to pull from his Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale co-headlining bout against Tony Ferguson because of a rib injury. There are preliminary discussions but as of today, nothing is set in stone. That makes it the third right fight Nurmagomedov has not been able to determine completion. It started with a projected UFC 178 battle against Donald Cerrone which”The Eagle” was pressured from after a knee injury. Once the bout was rescheduled for UFC 187, he reaggravated the exact same knee and he’s from his December fight. Nurmagomedov has not fought in April of 2014 since a unanimous decision victory over now-UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos. Based on the length of time it takes for him to recuperate from this rib blow off, he is on a two-year break until he sees that the Octagon again. Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo — UFC Fight Night 81 While one UFC bout was cancelled, another was announced as recent winners Ross Pearson and Francisco Trinaldo have been supposed to throw in Boston this upcoming January. Pearson was successful in his last bout over Paul Felder via unanimous conclusion despite being a heavy underdog. Trinaldo did the exact same thing, winning as a dog that is huge this past August via round TKO over Chad Laprise. Trinaldo has more momentum, although this is a fight. The Brazilian has won four straight bouts and is coming from the best success of his career while Pearson has been not able to string any wins together in his last eight fights. Even though Pearson has more name recognition, it wouldn’t shock me to see Trinaldo open because the slight betting favorite this time around due to his recent string of success.

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