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It’s widely expected that No. 1-ranked UFC lightweight Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov will receive the next shot at newly minted 155-pound champion Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez, however, recently said that “The Eagle”, who’s battled with injuries over the last few years, doesn’t deserve a shot because he hasn’t faced off with the decision’s elite.

It now appears as if the undefeated Dagestani-wrestler has gotten wind of Alvarez’s comments, taking to his official Instagram account to fire back at the champion. Nurmagomedov reminded “The Silent Assassin” of his first loss in the UFC to Donald Cerrone, adding that he will ‘hunt down’ Alvarez:

“So Alvarerez says that I never fight with top fighters and talking about my pro record. I’m not sure where he gets that information, but when I fight vs Tibau he was ranked 15, when I fight vs Tavares, he was considered as best Brazilian lightweight, Pat Healy was ranked 10, when I fight RDA he was #5. My last fight, I suppose to face Tony Ferguson who is ranked #3, but he got injured and pulled out, I asked for any light and welterweight fighter for replacement, including Alvarerez, but nobody accept. But your ass, Eddie, got kicked in first UFC fight by cowboy, second fight you won Melendez by split decision, but all experts believes you lost that one unanimously. Third one you win Pettis by split decision and after that you get title shot. You beat RDA without question. Do you really believe, that with that only one UFC victory, you are great fighter and can dictate your terms? I don’t think so. Remember, with or without the belt, I will hunt you down. Your name in my blacklist.”

According to Bloody Elbow, Nurmagomedov also said on his Instagram page that he has been offered a fight and that good news is on the horizon:

“I would like to answer some questions that have come, and they are mainly linked to my next fight,” Khabib said on his Instagram page. “Soon I will have a fight and I have already proposed a duel. There are some things that I can not tell you, but expect good news soon.”

Would you like to see “The Eagle” get the next crack at the champion?

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It looks like ‘The Eagle’ will be flying at ‘El Cucuy’ in a UFC on FOX event later this year….

Originally linked to a UFC 197 rematch with Michael Johnson until ‘The Menace’ withdrew, streaking lightweight Tony Ferguson gets moved to another big fight. The Ultime Fighter 13 winner ‘El Cucuy’ has gone unbeaten in seven straight fights, with only two going to the judge’s scorecards, and a four submission/one knockout kicker. So far in the UFC, Ferguson is 10-1 (13 if you count his TUF house fights) with his only loss coming to Michael Johnson.

Improving with every fight, ‘El Cucuy’ has gone from dangerous TUF winner, to a legitimate title contender in just over four years. He’ll be inked in for the biggest fight of his life in his next octagon appearance though, as some big news has emerged and been confirmed by MMAFighting.com, check it out:

The UFC is targeting a matchup between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Fergusonfor an April 16 UFC on Fox event.

Sources confirmed the news to MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani after Michael Johnson, who was expected to face Ferguson March 5 at UFC 197, withdrew from their affair for undisclosed reasons.

It was originally thought that Khabib Nurmagomedov would replace Johnson at UFC 197, but apparently March was just a little too soon for ‘The Eagle.’ The undefeated wrestler from Russia has gone 22-0 as a professional, but injury woes have seen him sidelined since his April 2014 win over current champion Rafael dos Anjos.

This is undoubtedly the number one contender fight for the division, meaning a fight with either Rafael dos Anjos or Conor McGregor is on the table. Given their current booking at UFC 197, either one of those would be an absolutely huge fight. If RDA claims McGregor’s scalp, he’ll easily be the hottest fighter in the world, and of course ‘The Notorious’ legend would simply grow to astronomic levels if he becomes the first two weight champ.

18 months out, and straight back in at the deep end for Khabib. Who you got?

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