Ex-opponent Habiba Nurmagomedova said that the Russian still remains one of the main contenders for the title in his weight. "Of course, Nurmagomedov remains the top contender. He does not know defeats, but at the same time he has problems with weight. So it's hard to say who in our weight is the number one contender.
But in fact, such a status does not matter, since any fighter can get a title chance, we've seen this more than once "- quotes Michael Johnson's words championat. Com with reference to Bjpenn. Recall, earlier iSport. Ua reported that the fight between Habib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson was canceled, and the Russian was hospitalized the day before the battle. It is also known that Habib Nurmagomedov can return to the Octagon in August-September of 2017.
Original article: Johnson: Nurmagomedov remains the top contender for the title.