Nurmagomedov Injured, Barboza faces Ferguson at TUF 22 Finale

A 3^rd major injury has again grounded “The Eagle”. A rib injury has forced Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0) to withdraw from his scheduled TUF 22 Finale meeting with Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson (19-3).

Nurmagomedov hasn’t fought since a April 2014, unanimous decision win over Rafael dos Anjos, the current UFC Lightweight title holder. Nurmagomedov was then sidelined with a knee injury. Nurmagomedov would re-injure his knee and be forced to withdraw from a UFC 187 meeting with Donald Cerrone.

TUF 14 winner Tony Ferguson, who’s on a 6 fight win streak, coming off a unanimous decision win over Josh Thomson, will remain on the card, now facing Brazilian Edson Barboza, the winner of 3 out of his last 5, and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Paul Felder.

Featherweight: Frankie Edgar (19-4-1) vs. Chad Mendes (17-3)

Lightweight: Tony Ferguson (19-3) vs. Edson Barb

Lightweight: Evan Dunham (16-6) vs. Joe Lauzon (25-10)

Welterweight: Ryan LaFlare (11-1) vs. Mike Pierce (17-6)

Featherweight: Mirsad Bektic (10-0)vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (34-8-2)

Flyweight: Joby Sanchez (7-1) vs. Justin Scoggins (10-2)

Heavyweight: Konstantin Erokhin (9-2) vs. Gabriel Gonzaga (16-10)