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MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR FRIDAY – NURMAGOMEDOV INJURED AGAIN

In perhaps the least surprising news of this year UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov is injured again. According to reports, Nurmagomedov has been forced to pull from his upcoming Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale co-headlining bout against Tony Ferguson due to a rib injury. There are talks of Edson Barboza stepping in to replace him, but nothing is set in stone as of today. This makes it the third straight fight Nurmagomedov has not been able to determine to completion. It started with a planned UFC 178 fight against Donald Cerrone which”The Eagle” was pressured from following a knee injury. When the bout was rescheduled for UFC 187, he reaggravated the same knee and he’s out of his December fight. Nurmagomedov has not fought at April of 2014 because a unanimous decision victory over Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos. Depending on how long it takes for him to recover from this rib setback, he could be on over a yearlong break before the Octagon is seen by him . Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo — UFC Fight Night 81 While one UFC bout was cancelled, another was announced as recent winners Ross Pearson and Francisco Trinaldo are slated to throw in Boston this upcoming January. Pearson was successful in his last bout over Paul Felder via unanimous decision despite being a hefty underdog. Trinaldo did exactly the same thing, winning as a dog that is huge this August through round TKO over Chad Laprise. Trinaldo has more momentum, although this is a fight that is pretty evenly matched. The Brazilian has won four straight bouts and is coming from the best success of his career while Pearson has been not able to string any wins together in his last eight fights. Even though Pearson has more name recognition, it would not shock me to see Trinaldo open because the little betting favorite this time around due to his recent string of success.