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Official: Khabib Nurmagomedov will fight Al Iaquinta at UFC 223
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s participation at UFC 223 has at last been finalized, after Al Iaquinta agreed to fight the undefeated Russian, replacing Max Holloway in the main event fight in New York on Saturday.
Looks like Nurmagomedov's saga about the number of fighters he could have faced this Saturday in Brooklyn has finally came to the end, as New York's own Iaquinta is now set to fight in a five-round bout against The Eagle.
The lightweight championship belt, however, will be on the line only for the latter, as his American opponent could not reach the weight limit of 155 pounds, which is the mandatory for the title fight.
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