In the least surprising news of this year, best UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is hurt again. Based on reports, Nurmagomedov has been made to pull out of his forthcoming Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale co-headlining bout against Tony Ferguson due to a rib injury. There are discussions but as of now, nothing is set in stone. That makes it the third right fight Nurmagomedov has not been able to see to completion. It began with a projected UFC 178 fight against Donald Cerrone that”The Eagle” was forced out of after a knee injury. When the bout was rescheduled for UFC 187 he reaggravated the knee and now he’s from the December fight. Nurmagomedov has not fought in April of 2014 because a unanimous decision victory over Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos. Depending on how long it takes for him to recover from this rib blow off, he could be on a yearlong break until he sees 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 down in Boston this upcoming January. Pearson was successful in his final bout over Paul Felder via unanimous decision despite being a hefty underdog. Trinaldo did the exact same thing, winning as a huge dog this August via first round TKO Chad Laprise. Trinaldo definitely has more momentum, although this is a fairly evenly matched fight. The Brazilian has won four straight bouts and is coming off the best victory of his profession while Pearson has been unable to string any wins together in his last eight fights. While Pearson has more name recognition, it wouldn’t shock me to see Trinaldo open as the slight betting popular this time around because of his recent series of success.
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