Tag: Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson Says Stephen Thompson Will ‘Beat The F*ck Out of Tyron Woodley’

Tony Ferguson and Tyron Woodley aren’t exactly pals. “El Cucuy” has got an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim lightweight title bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov this Saturday night (March 4) at UFC 209. Woodley headlines the card, defending his welterweight gold against Stephen Thompson. During a recent media conference call, Ferguson said he didn’t understand why […]

Tony Ferguson and Tyron Woodley aren’t exactly pals. “El Cucuy” has got an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim lightweight title bout against Khabib Nurmagomedov this Saturday night (March 4) at UFC 209. Woodley headlines the card, defending his welterweight gold against Stephen Thompson. During a recent media conference call, Ferguson said he didn’t understand why […]

Tony Ferguson Says Khabib Nurmagomedov Has ‘no F*cking Way’ to Beat Him

The wait is almost over for Tony Ferguson’s bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Ferguson and Nurmagomedov will throw down this Saturday night (March 4) inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in the co-main event of UFC 209. The main card airs live on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET. “El Cucuy” has a chance […]

The wait is almost over for Tony Ferguson’s bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Ferguson and Nurmagomedov will throw down this Saturday night (March 4) inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in the co-main event of UFC 209. The main card airs live on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET. “El Cucuy” has a chance […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov Says Bout With Tony Ferguson is Real Championship Fight

Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t interested in hearing about Conor McGregor. “The Eagle” battles Tony Ferguson this Saturday night (March 4) for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title. As far as Nurmagomedov is concerned, he’s fighting for the “real” 155-pound championship at UFC 209. McGregor is the reigning UFC lightweight title holder, who is out […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov isn’t interested in hearing about Conor McGregor. “The Eagle” battles Tony Ferguson this Saturday night (March 4) for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title. As far as Nurmagomedov is concerned, he’s fighting for the “real” 155-pound championship at UFC 209. McGregor is the reigning UFC lightweight title holder, who is out […]

UFC 209: Lando Vannata is Behind Former Opponent Tony Ferguson

Lando Vannata has earned himself many fans after just two fights under the UFC banner. Vanatta lost to Ferguson on his debut at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker in 2016, as he was submitted in the second round against Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 209 opponent Ferguson. The bout was awarded “Fight of the Night”, with Vanatta taking the […]

Lando Vannata has earned himself many fans after just two fights under the UFC banner. Vanatta lost to Ferguson on his debut at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker in 2016, as he was submitted in the second round against Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 209 opponent Ferguson. The bout was awarded “Fight of the Night”, with Vanatta taking the […]

Archives: Khabib’s Hilarious Interpretation of Romantic Movies (2017)

The following article was published on this day five years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives. On This Day Five Years Ago… [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 27, 2017, 10:04 PM] Khabib Nurmagomedov is not the first person who would spring to mind for many looking…

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The following article was published on this day five years ago. It is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives.

On This Day Five Years Ago…

[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 27, 2017, 10:04 PM]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is not the first person who would spring to mind for many looking for an explanation of romantic comedy plots.

That being said, there are many out there who would agree wholeheartedly with his interpretations. theChive caught up with the Russian fighter ahead of his lightweight interim championship title fight at UFC 209 this coming Saturday, as part of a sponsored media exercise prior to the most anticipated card of 2017 so far.

Nurmagomedov was given a number of plots of popular “chick-flicks” and asked how he felt about each of them. The opportunity to take a jaunt into the world of movie reviews seemed as equally bemusing to Khabib as it must to those who have watched the clip. This, however, is comedy gold.

You can watch the full clip above.

UFC 209 features Nurmagomedov’s fight against Tony Ferguson and is headlined by the welterweight rematch title fight featuring champion Tyron Woodley and contender Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is Worried About Fame and “Crazy Attention”

Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking forward to squaring off with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 but is wary of the increased attention he has been receiving as of late. Nurmagomedov spoke to Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour and discussed his upcoming interim lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209. Reiterating previous comments […]

Khabib Nurmagomedov is looking forward to squaring off with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 but is wary of the increased attention he has been receiving as of late. Nurmagomedov spoke to Ariel Helwani on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour and discussed his upcoming interim lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209. Reiterating previous comments […]