The lightweight title still will be up for grabs in the UFC 223 main event – but only for one fighter. Khabib Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) will stay in the headliner in New York and will fight Al Iaquinta (13-3-1 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who will move up from the main-card opening fight against Paul Felder (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) for the fight. A person close to the fight revealed the news to MMAjunkie today, and a UFC official subsequently confirmed the news to MMAjunkie.
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Al Iaquinta meets Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 – but only Nurmagomedov can win title – MMA Junkie