UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and contender Tony Ferguson are separated by president Dana White during a press conference in Las Vegas in March. Photo: Jeff Botari/Zuffa LLC
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
UFC: Khabib turned away at UAE border despite being told Tony Ferguson fight was ‘99 per cent in Abu Dhabi’
- Lightweight champion Khabib says he travelled to Abu Dhabi in March after talking to the UFC
- Russian expresses disappointment at being stranded in Russia but says show must go on
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and contender Tony Ferguson are separated by president Dana White during a press conference in Las Vegas in March. Photo: Jeff Botari/Zuffa LLC