Published 15:08 IST, November 30th 2019
Khabib Nurmagomedov officially confirmed to take on Tony Ferguson in April 2020 by UFC
Nurmagomedov vs Ferguson is finally on as both the fighters have signed their contracts; here's what you need to know about the upcoming UFC lightweight contest
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Recently, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manr thrilled UFC fans by revealing that champion has signed a contract confirming his upcoming fight against Tony Ferguson. According to latest American reports, re is more confusion surrounding ir fight as Tony Ferguson also completed all formalities regarding same on Friday. highly anticipated lightweight contest between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson is finally happening and it is slated on April 18, 2020, from Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York!
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UFC news: Nurmagomedov vs Ferguson fight signed, sealed and delivered
lightweight gliators would have faced each or long back, but fight never got materialized for various reasons. UFC President Dana White targeted duo on many occasions and every time UFC fans got thrilled, fight got ruled out. Well, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson has finally been slated for fifth time and both fighters have signed contract, as per reports. According to a popular MMA portal, fight has been signed, sealed and delivered. terms of deal were t disclosed but according to reports, Tony Ferguson and his team flew from Ballengee group to Las Vegas and completed all paperwork.
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UFC: Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson comparison
‘ Eagle’ and ‘El Cucuy’ are undoubtedly two of best lightweights in world at this moment. Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov holds an MMA record of 28 wins with losses till date but MMA community believes that Tony Ferguson can easily dethrone him. Tony Ferguson, who is currently on a 12-fight winning streak, possesses great jiu-jitsu skills and he has problem in taking fight to ground. Khabib Nurmagomedov is still ‘favourite’ in betting odds while Tony Ferguson is super confident about getting his hands on lightweight title.
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14:29 IST, November 30th 2019