Manager: Tony Ferguson targeting May return after healing 'freak' lung injury

Esther Lin, MMA FightingThe UFC lightweight contender tweeted Tuesday night that blood in his lungs led to him pulling out of the UFC on FOX 19 main event against Khabib Nurmagomedov. While many fans were concerned with his well-being after the scary post, Ferguson's manager Audie Attar of Paradigm Sports Management said Ferguson should be able to return to the Octagon by late May.

Attar said Ferguson's injury came from training and it was a "freak" thing, but not as serious as it sounds.

"You can either get it from something physical or respiratory infections," Attar told MMA Fighting at a UFC 199 media day Wednesday in Downtown LA. "It sounds scary, but it's not like, 'Whoa, you've gotta…