UPDATED: Tony Ferguson Out of UFC 223 Fight With Khabib Nurmagomedov – Nurmagomedov Comments

UPDATE: Khabib Nurmagomedov posted to Instagram commenting on Tony Ferguson’s injury, which has caused the latter to be scratched from their UFC 223 fight. Nurmagomedov posted:

Tony heal up man. Just want to advise you, don’t talk too much anymore. Lot of thoughts in my head right now, but I don’t want to become like you. Hope, this lesson will teach you watch your mouth. ❗️ На счёт этой ситуации я просто хочу сказать Тони: больше не болтай, в голове конечно много мыслей, на тебя похожим не буду, надеюсь этот урок научит тебя следить за языком. #ready #ufc223 #Alhamdulillah #победатолькоотВсевышнего

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Apr 1, 2018 at 4:25pm PDT

ORIGINAL: Tony Ferguson is out of his match with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223. The UFC has confirmed to MMAjunkie that Ferguson is out due to a knee injury. Nurmagomedov will now face Max Holloway for the undisputed lightweight championship.

Dana White posted the news initially to Twitter, as you can see below:

BOOM!!!!!! We got Khabib vs The Champ Max Holloway for the 155lb title this Saturday in Brooklyn New York!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/quvI3UqGXh

— Dana White (@danawhite) April 1, 2018

The Nurmagomedov/Ferguson fight has been scheduled four times but has never come to fruition due to different reasons. Ferguson is expected to be stripped of the interim UFC lightweight championship due to the injury.

Ferguson issued a statement to Instagram, noting that he was “Hurt, Frustrated, Angry And In Disbelief” over the situation and assuring fans it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day joke:

#UFC223 #TonyFergusonMMA SnapJitsu™️ #SnapDownCity 🙏😎 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽

A post shared by @TonyFergusonxt (@tonyfergusonxt) on Apr 1, 2018 at 5:37pm PDT

UFC 223 takes place this coming Saturday from Brooklyn, New York and airs live on PPV after prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.