Published 16:10 IST, March 16th 2020

Khabib Nurmagomedov says ‘no one knows’ whether Khabib vs Ferguson will happen

"I don’t understand what is going on outside the gym. I am in the gym and I am working hard. What will happen next, no one knows," says Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Due to Coronavirus outbreak, many sports organisations are postponing or cancelling ir ongoing or upcoming events. However, Dana White recently said that UFC will continue hosting events, but behind closed doors. Dana White also said that some of major events will be moved from huge stiums to UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas.

Despite this turn of events, rumours kept surfacing that UFC’s upcoming PPV, UFC 249 could get cancelled because of Coronavirus outbreak. UFC 249 will be helined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson fight and is currently scheduled to take place on April 18, 2020, at Barclays Center. According to reports, more cases of Coronavirus could come up before April 18, 2020, because of which UFC 249 could be cancelled.

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UFC coronavirus: Khabib Nurmagomedov responds to Khabib vs Ferguson at UFC 249

Recently, Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Instagram and responded to coronavirus rumours. Khabib Nurmagomedov said that he doesn’t understand what’s happening outside gym as he is training continuously. He said he is working very hard for Khabib vs Ferguson match and doesn’t kw what will happen next.  

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Dana White statement: Khabib vs Ferguson may t get cancelled

UFC president Dana White earlier said that he and his team are meeting with doctors and experts to formulate a contingency plan. He said that safety of fans, fighters and officials is UFC’s priority. Dana White n asked fans to t panic as UFC has plans for upcoming fights. Though Dana White didn’t mention Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson’s UFC 249 fight, he said that UFC will continue holding events.

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16:10 IST, March 16th 2020