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UFC 249: Khabib rails at fans criticising him for self-quarantining instead of fighting Tony Ferguson

South China Morning Post

發布於 2020年04月02日07:04 • Nick Atkinnicolas.atkin@scmp.com
  • ‘Put yourself in my shoes,’ says UFC lightweight champion, who is stranded in Russia
  • ‘It turns out the whole world should be in quarantine … but Khabib is the only one relieved of all obligations?’
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is seemingly out of UFC 249. Photo: Amy Kaplan
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is seemingly out of UFC 249. Photo: Amy Kaplan

Khabib Nurmagomedov has pretty much confirmed what every MMA fan already knew " his match-up with Tony Ferguson will be scrapped for the fifth time.

The UFC lightweight champion had already confirmed he was stranded in his native Russia, having been turned away after flying into the UAE where Dana White had frantically been trying to relocate April 18's mega fight from Brooklyn, New York.

UFC president White is hell-bent on holding UFC 249 somewhere " anywhere " despite an outcry from MMA media over the health and safety of such a move amid the global Covid-19 outbreak. And it seems Khabib shares those concerns.

"Staying home in quarantine and reading the reaction of people to the situation around my fight," he wrote in an Instagram post. "It turns out that the whole world should be in quarantine, governments of all countries, famous people around the world urge people to follow all safety requirements in order to limit the spread of the disease, to save people, and Khabib is the only one relieved of all obligations and must demonstrate free will and train flying around the world, for the sake of fight?"

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Staying home in quarantine and reading the reaction of people to the situation around my fight, it turns out that the whole world should be in quarantine, governments of all countries, famous people around the world urge people to follow all safety requirements in order to limit the spread of the disease, to save people, and Khabib is the only one relieved of all obligations and must demonstrate free will and train flying around the world, for the sake of fight? - I understand everything and I'm definitely upset more than you to cancel the fight, probably like all others, I had many plans after the fight, but I can't control it all. The greatest countries and the largest companies of our time are shocked by what is happening, every day the situation changes unpredictably. But Khabib still has to fight, is that what you saying? - Take care of yourself and put yourself in my shoes. - Сижу дома на карантине и читаю реакцию людей на ситуацию вокруг моего боя, получается весь мир должен сидеть на карантине, правительства всех стран и известные люди всего мира призывают людей соблюдать требования безопасности, чтоб ограничить распространение болезни ради спасения людей, а Хабиб, освобождён от всех обязательств и должен демонстрировать свободу воли и тренироваться летая по всему миру рискуя своей жизнью ради боя ? - Я все понимаю и точно не меньше васрасстроен отменой боя, наверно у меня , как и у всех других, было много планов после боя, но я не в силах контролировать все это. Сверх державы и крупнейшие компании нашего времени в шоке от того, что происходит, каждый день ситуация меняется непредсказуемо. Но Хабиб все равно должен драться, так получается? - Берегите себя и поставьте себя на мое место.

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Apr 1, 2020 at 12:02pm PDT

The Khabib-Ferguson fight had already fallen apart four times since 2015 because of injuries and weight cut issues, and has now fallen prey to a global pandemic.

Former interim champion Ferguson (25-3) and "The Eagle" (28-0) are riding 12-fight win streaks in the UFC and the highly anticipated match-up is seen as pivotal as determining the true 155lbs king of MMA.

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"I understand everything and I'm definitely upset more than you to cancel the fight, probably like all others. I had many plans after the fight, but I can't control it all," Khabib added.

"The greatest countries and the largest companies of our time are shocked by what is happening, every day the situation changes unpredictably.

"But Khabib still has to fight, is that what you saying? Take care of yourself and put yourself in my shoes."

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