{"id":227140,"date":"2017-03-10T10:05:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T18:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=227140"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:59:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:59:54","slug":"tony-ferguson-doesnt-believe-khabib-nurmagomedovs-story-regarding-ufc-209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/khabib-nurmagomedov\/tony-ferguson-doesnt-believe-khabib-nurmagomedovs-story-regarding-ufc-209\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson doesn’t believe Khabib Nurmagomedov’s story regarding UFC 209"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past weekend, undefeated UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov was set to step into the Octagon to fight Tony Ferguson<\/a> in a highly anticipated interim lightweight title showdown. Unfortunately, the morning of weigh-ins, Nurmagomedov was forced to be hospitalized and subsequently forced out of the bout. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"Khabib<\/p>\n

Following his withdrawal, Nurmagomedov’s manager shed some light on the situation in an interview with MMAFighting<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo days before the fight he had a little flu, but he took his vitamin C, and he was feeling alright,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was something very minor, and he didn\u2019t even need to go to a doctor. Vitamin C, rest and sleeping. When you cut weight your immune system goes down. The weight cut, I\u2019m telling you, it was the same as every time, and every time he makes weight. The last time he fought Michael Johnson, he makes weight. But I think this time, something different. The pain was coming from his liver, but I think the dehydration for sure, and I think it was part of the process.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

During a new interview, Tony Ferguson expressed his lack of faith in the story provided by Nurmagomedov’s manager in an interview with MMAJunkie<\/a>, saying:<\/p>\n

\"Tony<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew his manager wrote it. His manager does all of his stuff. He writes from the wrong account sometimes; he writes from his account on Twitter, and it\u2019s funny, because he\u2019ll say something that he\u2019s talking like Khabib, but it will be through his account, and I\u2019m pretty sure he forgets that it\u2019s his, and he\u2019ll delete it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe apology wasn\u2019t directed toward me. It was kind of like beating around the bush, like I\u2019m still champ. No, you\u2019re no (expletive) champ, dude. You\u2019re a disgrace to the 155-pound division and your camp, and very disrespectful and selfish for not getting that (expletive) right and on time.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 3\/10\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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