“UFC 209” suffered a major blow when it was revealed that Khabib Nurmagomedov was medically unfit to fight on Saturday’s pay-per-view. Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to square off with Tony Ferguson to decide the fate of the interim lightweight championship, but the fighter fell ill the night before due to weight cut complications.
Doctors did not clear Nurmagomedov to fight and UFC made the fight cancellation official on Friday afternoon. UFC fighters took to social media to react to the shocking and unexpected news. Check out what they all had to say:
And win. #UFC209 —
"@MMAdamMartin: Hopefully UFC does the right thing and gives Tony his show money."
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) March 3, 2017
Fuck Khabib vs Tony is off! Add more weight classes?
155/165/175/185/195?— Chris Leben (@ChrisLebenMMA) March 3, 2017
Getting ready to jump on the best show in MMA @MMAjunkieGeorge! Ready to give @TonyFergusonXT his rematch tomorrow. Already in town!! pic.twitter.com/iYNF7IuoJ1
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) March 3, 2017
All of us about the cancellation of Nermy vs Fergy pic.twitter.com/b3MnEZ3k6S
— Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) March 3, 2017
I was looking forward to the khabib fight more than the main event!!! ?. Ffs. #ufc209
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) March 3, 2017
One or the other. https://t.co/9CrgIc0Anc
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) March 3, 2017
Hope the guy is alright but it's just odd to me that every time these guys are supposed to fight one or the other pulls out.
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) March 3, 2017
SMFH!!! Noooooo!!! https://t.co/nGNy6sBni7
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) March 3, 2017
Noooooo. Where's Nate Diaz at #UFC209
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) March 3, 2017
ugh what a brutal turn of events after almost making it to such an exciting fight. Let's get these weight cuts on point!
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) March 3, 2017
WoWWoWWoWWoWWoWWoWWoWWoWWoW Now this really fucked up ??? @ufc I hope his ok tho ? #209 ???
— Manny Gamburyan (@MannyGamburyan) March 3, 2017
Disappointing news, to say the least. This is a fight Joe Silva has desperately wanted to make a reality for 2+ years. Just can't get there.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) March 3, 2017
And now, say a prayer for our production team as we go into overdrive rebuilding and reworking the entire show. Better today than tomorrow.
— Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) March 3, 2017
