As Russia has locked down international travel over the past few days, it seemed as though their flight restrictions had likely taken away the UFC 249 main event along the way. Khabib Nurmagomedov had apparently traveled to the UAE to prepare for the likelihood that his bout against Tony Ferguson would be moved from Brooklyn, NY to Abu Dhabi. Only to get turned away at the border and end up in Russia, with no clear way to get out of the country.
But, there may still be one option as yet unexplored. At least according to a report from Russian news site Sport Express.