Khabib Nurmagomedov reportedly taken to hospital

Just hours before his scheduled UFC 209 weigh-in, news has now surfaced from various outlets that undefeated Dagestani lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov has been taken to the hospital just hours before the scheduled weigh-in.

The news was first reported by Russian news outlets, before teammates then reportedly confirmed news of ‘The Eagle’ being taken to the hospital.

https://twitter.com/zidansports/status/837710600721457152

Reached out to Nurmagomedov's manager just now. He declined to comment on this report. https://t.co/nR8lcdZqWa

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 3, 2017

While there are quite a few unconfirmed reports floating around at the present time, Nurmagomedov’s teammates have reportedly confirmed the story that he was taken to the hospital prior to weigh-ins.

.@JoseYoungs says Khabib's teammates have confirmed this at #UFC209 weigh-ins https://t.co/rEOGnIy87N

— Michael Allardyce (@mikedyce) March 3, 2017

Stay tuned for updates as they become available.

on 3/3/2017.