Tony Ferguson 'frustrated, angry and in disbelief' after UFC 223 withdrawal
- from MMA Junkie on Apr 02, 2018
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Tony Ferguson is unsurprisingly crushed by the fact he had to withdraw from the UFC 223 main event on just six days notice.
Ferguson (23-3 MMA, 13-1 UFC) has released a statement on the knee injury which forced him to pull out of his planned lightweight title fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) on Saturday.
After the news broke, reports surfaced that “El Cucuy” had torn his LCL after a “freak accident” saw him trip. Ferguson verified those reports in his his statement, and also apologized to every he could.
Check out the complete statement (via Instagram):
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With Ferguson off the card, Max Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) agreed to fight Nurmagomedov in the new UFC 223 headliner, which takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
For more on UFC 223, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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