Dana has not confirmed a fight between G. Melendez (left) and K. Nurmagomedov (right) in February. Photo: MMA PRESS Production (Josh Hedges/UFC)
A few weeks ago, the duel between Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov has been taken for granted for UFC 170. The information was initially released by the Russian website “MMA Boxing” and spread through the international press. This Sunday (29), however, the president of Ultimate Dana White denied that the duel had already been agreed, contradicting the Twitter from “UFC Tonight” – the organization’s official newspaper.
The newspaper's profile published the following message, confirming the fight: “It's official, Gilbert Melendez will fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 170 in Las Vegas.” White then replicated the note and denied the information. “It’s not true, the fight is not confirmed”, published the director.
While White does not confirm that the duel between the two hopefuls for the lightweight category title will take place at UFC 170, White has confirmed the women's bantamweight division belt fight for the event. Shortly after the second title defense of Ronda Rousey, the president revealed that the champion faces Sara McMann on the 22rd of February.
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