UFC lightweight champion Khabib to make an announcement on his future soon

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Moscow, June 17: UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov intends to make an announcement on his future soon.

Khabib saw a fight with Tony Ferguson scrapped for a fifth time in April, with travel restrictions stopping him from leaving Russia for UFC 249.

Justin Gaethje filled in for the Russian at the rescheduled event in May and pulled off a stunning victory against Ferguson to win the interim lightweight title.

UFC president Dana White previously expressed his desire for Gaethje and Khabib to meet in the Octagon in September and the undefeated MMA star said an update on his career is coming.

Alongside a photo with fellow Dagestani UFC fighters Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Khabib posted: "These two have been working all summer and will return at the beginning of autumn (September), we wish them luck.

"And about my own future, I will make an announcement soon."

Khabib's father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, was hospitalised in May and underwent heart surgery due to complications from a previous illness and contracting COVID-19.

According to Khabib's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, Abdulmanap's condition has improved but remains serious.