Said Nurmagomedov had to fight Raoni Barcelos on May 11 at UFC tournament in Rio de Janeiro. But in the end Nurmagomedov was forced to withdraw from the battle. Just yesterday fighter wrote on social networks a post, in which he told in detail why he withdrew from the bout.
"Why did I withdraw from the fight? I was getting ready, I spent a month at the training camp in Thailand and returned home. And one day I got a slight concussion during sparring. Because of this, the doctors discharged me from training and prescribed a month of rest. Of course, I was upset because of the cancellation of the fight, but took it in stride. On all there's will of God and no one is immune from this.
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I still also want to fight Barcelos, because he is a very strong opponent. He did not say anything particularly rough to me. I think he just did not explain why I withdrew from our fight. Therefore, there was some misunderstanding.
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I want to return to the Octagon in September, at a tournament in Abu Dhabi. It will be perfect. I can finally recover and get fit after Ramadan."
Nurmagomedov now performs in the bantamweight division, where Henry Cejudo is the champion.
