UFC's Khabib Fighting Al Iaquinta at UFC 223, Main Event Still On!
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UFC’s Khabib
Gets New Opponent for UFC 223
… Main Event Still On!!
4/6/2018 1:03 PM PDT
Breaking News
UFC 223 still has a main event!!!
Khabib Nurmagomedov will be scrappin’ with lightweight contender Al Iaquinta, who’s steppin’ up after Max Holloway got yanked from the fight during weigh-ins … the UFC announced.
After Max got pulled, it was rumored former champ Anthony Pettis would step in … but he was reportedly asking for too much cash.
So, the honor of facing the UFC’s scariest dude goes to Ragin’ Al — a lightweight contender most famous for feuding with Dana White and the UFC brass. Iaquinta’s currently riding a 5-fight win streak.
FYI, Khabib’s still eligible to win the 155-pound title the UFC is stripping from Conor McGregor … but Al is NOT in the running for the belt.
It’s been a crazy sequence of events to determine Khabib’s opponent. Last Friday, Tony Ferguson suffered a freak accident — tripping during a media sesh. Then, Holloway answered the call … but doctors abruptly forced him to stop cutting weight Friday morning.
The fight was in serious jeopardy … until now.
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