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Tony Ferguson ‘Not Impressed One Bit’ By Khabib Nurmagomedov

Finally, after two years on the sidelines due to injury, top lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov made his highly anticipated return to action at last night’s (April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from Tampa, Florida. Despite the layoff, the undefeated Dagestani wrestler quickly returned to form, scoring a dominant finish over UFC newcomer

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Finally, after two years on the sidelines due to injury, top lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov made his highly anticipated return to action at last night’s (April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from Tampa, Florida.

Despite the layoff, the undefeated Dagestani wrestler quickly returned to form, scoring a dominant finish over UFC newcomer Darrel Horcher.

Horcher, however, accepted the bout on just over a week’s notice after Nurmagomedov’s original opponent, Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson, pulled out of the bout with an injury.

Taking to his official Instagram account after the fight last night, Ferguson gave his opinion on “The Eagle”, not giving him too much credit:

Ferguson, a man currently ranked No. 4 in the 155 pound weight class, has won seven straight fights including five by way of finish. Many were intrigued by a potential scrap between he and Nurmagomedov, and although he’s clearly still lobbying for his shot, it appears as if “The Eagle” is gearing up to face the winner of July’s title fight between champion Rafael dos Anjos and Eddie Alvarez.

After all, Nurmagomedov is the last man to beat dos Anjos back in 2014.

With that being said, who would you like to see Ferguson meet if “The Eagle” is not an option?

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UFC on FOX 19 Post-Fight Press Conference

UFC on FOX 19 went down this evening (April 16, 2016) live and free on Fox from Tampa, Florida. The main event featured a pivotal light heavyweight scrap between former title challenger Glover Teixeira and former champion “Suga” Rashad Evans. The co-main event also held major title implications in its respective division as women’s strawweight

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UFC on FOX 19 went down this evening (April 16, 2016) live and free on Fox from Tampa, Florida.

The main event featured a pivotal light heavyweight scrap between former title challenger Glover Teixeira and former champion “Suga” Rashad Evans.

The co-main event also held major title implications in its respective division as women’s strawweight competitors “Thug” Rose Namajunas and Tecia “The Tiny Tornado” Torres did battle.

Oft-injured top lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov made his highly anticipated return against UFC newcomer Darrell Horcher, and a featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Hacran Dias rounded out the main card.

Check out what the fighters have to say after the event in the post-fight press conference below courtesy of the UFC:

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Tony Ferguson Injured, Forced Out Of Bout With Khabib Nurmagomedov

Well, well, well. Oh how the tables have turned. Injury ridden lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov has spent the last two years on the sidelines since scoring a victory over current divisional kingpin Rafael dos Anjos. The undefeated Dagestani wrestler was scheduled to make his return later this month (April 16, 2016) against Tony

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Well, well, well.

Oh how the tables have turned.

Injury ridden lightweight contender Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov has spent the last two years on the sidelines since scoring a victory over current divisional kingpin Rafael dos Anjos.

The undefeated Dagestani wrestler was scheduled to make his return later this month (April 16, 2016) against Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson in the main event of UFC on FOX 19 from Tampa, Florida.

Ferguson has been riding a hot wave as of late, and had previously warned Nurmagomedov to stay healthy and show up on fight night.

Now, however, “El Cucuy” has been forced off of the card due to an injury per FOX Sports.

This news has forced the UFC to bump the originally scheduled co-main event between former title challenger Glover Teixeira and former champion “Suga” Rashad Evans to main event status.

With such little time to find a replacement for Ferguson, “The Eagle” will not compete on the card, but will instead be given a new bout for a later date.

Teixeira, a Brazilian slugger, has picked up back to back stoppage victories over the likes of Ovince St. Preux and Patrick Cummins after suffering consecutive defeats to Jon Jones and Phil Davis.

Evans, on the other hand, recently returned from quite a lengthy injury layoff, dropping an extremely disappointing decision to Ryan Bader at October 2015’s UFC 192. He will look to get back on track against Teixeira in just a few weeks time.

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Cub Swanson Returns, Meets Hacran Diaz At UFC on FOX 19

The UFC has continued to stack the deck for UFC on FOX 19, which is slated for April 16, 2016 from Tampa, Florida. In just the last few days, reports have indicated that bouts between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, and Michael Chiesa

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The UFC has continued to stack the deck for UFC on FOX 19, which is slated for April 16, 2016 from Tampa, Florida.

In just the last few days, reports have indicated that bouts between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, and Michael Chiesa and Beneil Dariush have all been added to the card.

That doesn’t appear to be all, however, as MMAFighting’s Luke Thomas has indicated that No. 6-ranked featherweight Cub Swanson will make his return in April to take on No. 10-ranked Hacran Diaz.

Swanson has been nursing an injury on the sidelines since his latest fight, a brutal stoppage loss at the hands of Max Holloway at last April’s UFC on FOX 15. Prior to that, Swanson had won six of seven with the only loss in that stretch coming to top contender and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.

Diaz has compiled two straight wins of his own, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 58 in December 2014, and a split decision win over Levan Makashvili at UFC Fight Night 70 last June.

This will be a pivotal bout for each man, as the winner will loft himself back into the crowded mix of featherweight contenders longing for a chance at divisional kingpin and promotional cash cow Conor McGregor.

Which of these recently announced bouts intrigues you the most?

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