Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson will go down in MMA history as one of the greatest fight to never happen. On Monday, UFC president Dana White took to his Twitter account and confirmed that Tony Ferguson will face Justin Gaethje — and not Khabib Nurmagomedov — in the main event of UFC 249 for the interim lightweight title. Khabib Nurmagomedov is expecting UFC president Dana White to organise a rematch with Conor McGregor if he beats Tony Ferguson. Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov is making his third title defense against former interim lightweight champion Tony "El Cucuy" Ferguson. Initially, Tony Ferguson was scheduled to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title, but Khabib pulled out from the fight after reportedly being stuck in Russia amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Tony Ferguson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov is the enigmatic fight that draws the attention of the entire MMA fraternity. In this video,Let us go over the Nightmare matchup that is Tony 'El Cucuy' Ferguson for Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 249! Khabib vs Tony Ferguson in the works? But now the highly anticipated 155-pound title fight is set. After several cancellations, the much awaited match is finally here! Tony Ferguson will fight after all, but it won't be the lineup that we had all hoped for.Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently in lockdown inside Russian borders and this has led to Dana White making the tough decision to pull Khabib out and introduce a new challenger, who comes in the shape of Justin Gaethje. 'El Cucuy' Ferguson suffered his last defeat when he faced Michael Johnson in . Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson Live Online. If he doesn't receive a UFC 249 location soon, Nurmagomedov said he's still willing to fight Ferguson in . Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson was due to take place on April 18 in Brooklyn. Originally, UFC 249 was booked as a Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson match-up on April 18. The main card and the preliminary fights will be shown UFC 249 live on BT Sport 2. Since 2015 fans have clamoured to see 'El Cucuy' locked in a cage with the unbeaten . ALSO READ Article Continues below Watch: Tony Ferguson trolls Khabib . Khabib vs Tony Ferguson was set to happen on April 18, 2020 but was cancelled for a fifth time Still, when Khabib's manager, Ali Abdelaziz mocked Ferguson's latest training video, El Cucuy . No one seems ready to call how they see this fight playing out. Tony Ferguson has said the UFC told him he will face the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier, who face off in a title unification fight at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night. Like and Subscribe!!! -----. Conor believes it won't happen. Makhachev (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) took aim at the former UFC interim lightweight champion following his latest win at Saturday's UFC on ESPN 26. White: UFC targeting March or April for Khabib vs. Ferguson (0:49) Three weeks ago, Dana White said that Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson was being looked at for March or April 2020. In my opinion the x-factor is actually gonna be Ferguson's reach. 9 ranked Beneil Dariush is said to be in the works for UFC 262 on May 15, 2021. We've tried to do this fight many, many times. !". Tony Ferguson. The fifth booking of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson fight falls off, as "The Eagle" confirms he won't be fighting at UFC 249. After weeks of drama over the status of UFC 249 and the planned main event between lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and challenger Tony Ferguson, the fight appears to finally be called off.
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