In the news of this year, top UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is hurt. Based on reports, Nurmagomedov has been made to pull out of his Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale co-headlining bout against Tony Ferguson due to a rib injury. There are preliminary talks but nothing is set in stone, as of now. This makes it the third right fight Nurmagomedov has not managed to determine to completion. It started with a planned UFC 178 battle against Donald Cerrone that»The Eagle» was forced out of after a knee injury. He reaggravated the knee when the bout was rescheduled for UFC 187 and he’s out of his December fight. Nurmagomedov hasn’t fought at 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 setback, he is on over a yearlong break before he sees that the Octagon . 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 are supposed to throw down in Boston this upcoming January. Pearson was victorious in his final bout over Paul Felder via unanimous decision despite being a heavy underdog. Trinaldo did the exact same thing, winning through first round TKO Chad Laprise this August as a dog that is massive. This is a fight that is pretty evenly matched, but Trinaldo definitely has more momentum. The Brazilian has won four straight bouts and is coming off the best success of his career 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 due to his current string of success.
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