In perhaps the news of the year, top UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is injured again. According to reports, Nurmagomedov has been forced to pull from his upcoming Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale co-headlining bout against Tony Ferguson because of a rib injury. There are preliminary discussions but nothing is set in stone, as of now. This makes it the third right fight Nurmagomedov hasn’t been able to determine completion. It started with a planned UFC 178 battle against Donald Cerrone that”The Eagle” was forced from following a knee injury. When the bout was rescheduled for UFC 187 he reaggravated the exact same knee and he’s out of the December fight. Nurmagomedov hasn’t fought because a unanimous decision victory over now-UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos at April of 2014. Depending on the length of time it takes for him to recover from this rib blow off, he could be on over a two-year break before that the Octagon is seen by him 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 are supposed to throw down in Boston this upcoming January. Pearson was victorious in his final bout over Paul Felder via unanimous conclusion despite being a heavy underdog. Trinaldo did exactly the same thing, winning as a dog this August via initial round TKO over Chad Laprise. Trinaldo has more momentum, although this is a fight that is fairly evenly matched. The Brazilian has won four consecutive bouts and is coming from the best success 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 shock me to see Trinaldo open as the little betting popular this time around because of his recent string of success.
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