In the least surprising news of the year UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is hurt again. According to 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 talks of Edson Barboza stepping in to replace him, but as of today, nothing is set in stone. This makes it the third right fight Nurmagomedov hasn’t been able to determine completion. It began with a planned UFC 178 battle against Donald Cerrone that»The Eagle» was pressured from following a knee injury. He reaggravated the knee once the bout was rescheduled for UFC 187 and now he’s from his December fight. Nurmagomedov hasn’t fought in April of 2014 since a unanimous decision victory over Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos. Based on how long it takes for him to recuperate from this rib blow off, he could be on over a yearlong break until he sees that the Octagon . Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo — UFC Fight Night 81 While one UFC bout was cancelled, another was declared as recent winners Ross Pearson and Francisco Trinaldo have been slated to throw 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 as a huge dog this past August through round TKO Chad Laprise. This is a fight that is pretty evenly matched, however, Trinaldo certainly has more momentum. The Brazilian has won four consecutive spells and is coming from the best victory of his career while Pearson has been unable to string any wins together in his last eight fights. Even though Pearson has more name recognition, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Trinaldo open as the little betting favorite this time around because of his current string of success.
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