Javier Mendes, one of the coaches of UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, has confirmed that his charge will be unable to compete at October's UFC 308 event due to injury.
"Yes, he has a ligament injury and he's consulting with different doctors. We'll see what they tell him to do. But yeah, he won't be able to prepare for the fight probably until the end of November-December, or maybe January. It all depends on what he and the UFC can come up with. But he definitely won't be able to fight in October like people are hoping," MMA Junkie quoted Makhachev as saying.
Recall that in June, Makhachev made the third defense of his title, defeating Dustin Puryear early.
