Khabib Nurmagomedov & Nate Diaz Issue Statements On UFC 223 Main Event Change

UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson was forced to pull out of UFC 223 after suffering a knee injury and UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway has replaced him against Khabib Nurmagomedov.

The top contender in Nurmagomedov has now taken to Instagram to issue a statement on the madness surrounding UFC 223, while also providing a warning to Ferguson:

 

Tony heal up man. Just want to advise you, don’t talk too much anymore. Lot of thoughts in my head right now, but I don’t want to become like you. Hope, this lesson will teach you watch your mouth. На счёт этой ситуации я просто хочу сказать Тони: больше не болтай, в голове конечно много мыслей, на тебя похожим не буду, надеюсь этот урок научит тебя следить за языком. #ready #ufc223 #Alhamdulillah #победатолькоотВсевышнего

A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Apr 1, 2018 at 4:25pm PDT

Nate Diaz hasn’t been seen in the Octagon since UFC 202, plus he has no fight history against the trio of Ferguson, Holloway or Nurmagomedov.

Despite all of that non-history with that trio, it didn’t stop Diaz from also issuing a statement on Twitter about the UFC 223 main event change:

Lol these guys can't even make it to war..

— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) April 2, 2018

They winging this whole shit —

— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) April 2, 2018

UFC 223 takes place on Saturday, April 7 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York with max Holloway and Khabib Nurmagomedov headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.