One of the most called for fights in the UFC’s lightweight division today is a bout between No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson.
Nurmagomedov is often referred to as the un-crowned king of the UFC’s 155-pound division due to his impressive undefeated record with 24 straight victories. The Russian powerhouse comes off of an impressive win over Michael Johnson at UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden, in which ‘The Eagle’ submitted Johnson with a Kimura in the third round.
Ferguson is riding a nine-fight win streak with all but three of those victories coming via finish, with his most recent victory seeing him topple former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos with a unanimous decision win last month. ‘El Cucuy’ and Nurmagomedov have been embroiled in a war of words for quite some time now, and during a recent interview with FOX Sports (courtesy of Bloody Elbow) Ferguson continued the trash talk by claiming the Russian’s undefeated record is ‘padded’:
“I’ll take his 24-0 record — it’s (expletive) padded dude,” Ferguson said. “Look at some of the legit fights he’s had and then look at mine. I’ll take my record over his any day. His record is so padded. He’s a paper champ. Get out of here.
“He says that belt is his? Get out of here. That (expletive) is up for grab. Unless they take that away from Conor (McGregor) so he better get his (expletive) together.”
If the two were to meet in the Octagon Ferguson feels he carries a significant striking advantage over the Russian, who he claims he’ll outbox with his slick movement:
“Khabib doesn’t have hands. I’m going to outbox this dude. I’m going to be too slick for him. He’s flat-footed, “he said.
“I’m going to take this dude apart.”
With both men riding incredible highs in their careers right now the time for the two 155-pound studs to collide has never made more sense, and with current lightweight champ Conor McGregor set to take a lengthy amount of time away from the Octagon, the bout could present the next challenger for ‘The Notorious One’s’ title.
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