Saturday's highly anticipated interim lightweight title bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) & Tony Ferguson (22-3) has been called off.
Nurmagomedov was hospitalized in Las Vegas on Thursday night, after experiencing issues in his attempt to weight cut to the 155-pound limit.
UFC officials said that "The Eagle" was released from the hospital, but was not medically cleared by doctors to fight in the UFC 209 co-main event.
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Training out of the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Nurmagomedov's career has been hampered by several injuries.
A win over Ferguson on Saturday night would have likely propelled the Dagestan native into a title unification showdown with Irish superstar Conor McGregor.