Khabib Nurmagomedov Announces That He’s Off The UFC 249 Card

UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was scheduled to defend the title against former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249.

Nurmagomedov has now taken to Instagram to announce that he is off the UFC 249, citing the coronavirus and self-quarantining as the reasons why:

 

This should come as no surprise to many as Nurmagomedov announced a few days ago that travel restrictions in Russia would most likely prevent him from leaving the country.

The UFC 249 card has been in dire straits for a while now, having been booted from New York due to the coronavirus and a new home for the show hasn?t been announced at this time.

UFC 249 takes place on Saturday, April 18 from a location to be announced with Tony Ferguson and an opponent to be announced headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.