When Khabib missed weight against Tony Ferguson earlier this month, he pushed his UFC fighting career off by nearly another calendar year.
Now in recovery mode, Khabib’s religion is the next obstacle in the UFC lightweight contender’s way.
Khabib never competes during Ramadan, and 2017 will be no different. You add that mixed with his recovery period and his team admits that he’ll be out of action until August or September.
ESPN has it:
Per his manager, Khabib Nurmagomedov has visited physicians, health is "good." Ramadan starts end of May. Looking for title fight Aug/Sept.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 30, 2017
There are only four men of interest in the UFC’s lightweight division. Nate Diaz, Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. Stay tuned to see how this all shakes up given Khabib’s latest extended absense.
