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Josh Thomson: Patricio Pitbull Could Defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov

Josh Thomson believes if anyone has a chance of stopping Khabib Nurmagomedov in the lightweight division, it’s Bellator’s Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Nurmagomedov is the current undefeated UFC lightweight champion who is yet to meet his match so far. Many believe Tony Ferguson is the man to inflict defeat on “The Eagle” but we are yet […]

Josh Thomson believes if anyone has a chance of stopping Khabib Nurmagomedov in the lightweight division, it’s Bellator’s Patricio “Pitbull” Freire.

Nurmagomedov is the current undefeated UFC lightweight champion who is yet to meet his match so far. Many believe Tony Ferguson is the man to inflict defeat on “The Eagle” but we are yet to see that fight come to fruition after five attempts.

Even if it does happen later this year, Nurmagomedov’s former teammate Thomson doesn’t see Ferguson or anybody else defeating him.

He does, however, believe Bellator two-weight champion Freire has a chance.

“I really don’t see anyone in the 155lb division,” Thomson told Metro.co.uk. “The only one I’d bring up is Patricio Pitbull and that’s only because he’s so small. He’s short. Patricio has got the power and speed to get in. Khabib has a hard time with guys who are fast and we saw that with Michael Johnson.

“Johnson is also longer. Patricio is not a big guy and he is physically strong. Khabib had a hard time getting shots on Al Iaquinta because he sat with a very low stance. ‘He has good wrestling and take down defence, Khabib had a hard time getting in at him because he was so short. Patricio is shorter than him, he’s physically strong. He’s got speed and power. When [Patricio] fought Benson Henderson and Michael Chandler, [we saw] he knows how to fight bigger guys. Speed will always play a factor. I would still lean towards Khabib a lot.”

Although Freire did win the Bellator lightweight title by knocking out the bigger Chandler, it remains to be seen if he would be able to do the same to Nurmagomedov.

It should also be noted that Thomson is contracted to Bellator so there is definitely some bias here.

Regardless, what do you make of Thomson’s comments? Do you think “Pitbull” has a chance against Nurmagomedov?

Tony Ferguson Rips Khabib Nurmagomedov & Reacts To May 9 Event

Lightweight contender Tony Ferguson has taken aim at 155lb champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after the UFC announced an event on May 9. The MMA promotion was previously forced to shut down its UFC 249 card scheduled to take place this weekend. Ferguson was originally due to face Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title in the main event. […]

Lightweight contender Tony Ferguson has taken aim at 155lb champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after the UFC announced an event on May 9.

The MMA promotion was previously forced to shut down its UFC 249 card scheduled to take place this weekend. Ferguson was originally due to face Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title in the main event.

Unfortunately, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent travel bans Nurmagomedov was forced out of the fight. He was replaced by top contender Justin Gaethje before Disney intervened and advised White to call off the event. This is believed to be linked to the Governor of California Gavin Newsom taking issue with the show going ahead in his state.

Yesterday evening the UFC announced it will go ahead with an event on May 9 at an undisclosed location.

‘El Cucuy’ quickly took to Twitter to react to the news and fire some shots at long-time rival Nurmagomedov, he wrote.

“‘Varsity Mentality’ Professional FightPrep -CSO- #ufc249 # ChampShitOnly”

“‘Tiramisu Time’ You Know What Day It Is Crew, # Tiramisu Tuesday Compliments Of Good Ol’e Fathead. Still Cutting Weight #ufc249 Wanted To Give Ya Something Sweet & Neat. I’ll Save Mine For After Weigh In’s @RealFPJr Thanks Hermano For The Recipe -CSO-“

The tiramisu reference is, of course, a dig at the undefeated Russian who was previously pulled out of their fight due to missing weight. Ferguson has never let Nurmagomedov live it down due to the fact he was pictured eating the dessert during fight week before going on to fail weight.

While Ferguson and Gaethje are expected to headline the event, the UFC also announced a full list of fights that are expected to go down on May 9. This will include Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz, Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer and many more – check out the full card below.

Here is the *targeted* card for May 9. Very fluid. Some have verbally agreed, others are hesitant and want more details. Fighters want to fight but these are crazy circumstances, obviously. But … this is the card as of today, UFC is working on. pic.twitter.com/7s7OfwXOW9

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) April 15, 2020

Will we ever see Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov fight?