Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t taking the blame for the UFC 249 main event being in jeopardy.
With his April 18 lightweight championship defense against rival Tony Ferguson nearly dead in the water following Nurmagomedov’s return to Russia and the precautions and travel restrictions tied to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Nurmagomedov took to Instagram himself to release a statement on the situation.
“Staying home in quarantine and reading the reaction of people to the situation around my fight, it turns out that the whole world should be in quarantine, governments of all countries, famous people around the world urge people to follow all safety requirements in order to limit the spread of the disease, to save people, and Khabib is the only one relieved of all obligations and must demonstrate free will and train flying around the world, for the sake of fight?