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Don’t expect Conor McGregor to save the day by fighting Tony Ferguson on April 18. The main event for UFC 249 is up in the air. The original plan was for Khabib Nurmagomedov to put his lightweight gold on the line against Ferguson. Nurmagomedov i…
Don’t expect Conor McGregor to save the day by fighting Tony Ferguson on April 18. The main event for UFC 249 is up in the air. The original plan was for Khabib Nurmagomedov to put his lightweight gold on the line against Ferguson. Nurmagomedov is stuck in Russia where a travel ban has been implemented […]
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John Kavanagh – the coach of Conor McGregor has advised Tony Ferguson to avoid fighting at UFC 249 unless he really needs the money. ‘El Cucuy’ was set to face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title at UFC 249. Unfortunately the Russian champion was forced to withdraw from the bout earlier this week due to […]
‘El Cucuy’ was set to face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight title at UFC 249. Unfortunately the Russian champion was forced to withdraw from the bout earlier this week due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent issues with travel.
As of right now Ferguson is still set to fight on April 18 against an opponent to be decided. Top contenders Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier are believed to be the front runners to replace Nurmagomedov on the card.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani of ESPN, Kavanagh said the only reason he would advise Ferguson to fight at UFC 249 would be for financial purposes.
“I think the answer to that would come down to finances a little bit,” Kavanagh said. “I would like to think that Tony doesn’t have to fight to feed himself for the next six months. You always want to think that about such a long-time professional like this, but I don’t know, I don’t know his financial situation. But I would say that if I was his friend or whatever, that would be the only reason I would encourage him to do it. If he was saying, ‘Hey bro I need to pay rent, I need to eat, maybe this fight is not ’til the end o the year,’ then I would say, ‘Yeah, of course, it’s your job at the end of the day. There are front line workers doing a lot more dangerous stuff than MMA fighters are doing. So hey, it’s your job, go ahead and do your job.”
“But I don’t see why (the UFC) doesn’t say, ‘Let’s take April, May, and June, that’s a three month period, and we’re just going to say say that didn’t happen.’ So April 18 becomes July 18. In a weird way, you press pause on the world for three months.” (Transcribed by BJPenn.com)
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Khabib Nurmagomedov says he could still fight at UFC 249 on April 18 if the UFC sends him a location right now. Earlier this week, Nurmagomedov announced on Instagram Live he is stuck in Russia and the event would go on without him. But, speaking to ES…
Khabib Nurmagomedov says he could still fight at UFC 249 on April 18 if the UFC sends him a location right now. Earlier this week, Nurmagomedov announced on Instagram Live he is stuck in Russia and the event would go on without him. But, speaking to ESPN on Thursday, Nurmagomedov said if the UFC sends […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov has called out “stupid guy” Tony Ferguson for asking the UFC to strip him after he was forced to pull out of UFC 249. Lightweight champion Nurmagomedov was due to face ‘El Cucuy’ on April 18 in Brooklyn New York. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic triggered a statewide ban on all mass gatherings leaving […]
Lightweight champion Nurmagomedov was due to face ‘El Cucuy’ on April 18 in Brooklyn New York. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic triggered a statewide ban on all mass gatherings leaving the event without a home.
Just two weeks from fight night it seems unlikely the show will go ahead despite UFC President Dana White guaranteeing it will. With no venue or host city and global travel bans, Nurmagomedov took the difficult decision to pull out of the fight on Wednesday – making this the fifth time these two fighters have been scheduled to meet without actually fighting.
His pull-out prompted Ferguson to call on the UFC to strip Nurmagomedov of his belt and allow him to face someone else for the vacant title at UFC 249. Speaking to ESPN, Nurmagomedov reacted to Fergusons calls for him to be stripped which didn’t seem to surprise him, he said.
“My reaction is the same as [the] press conference, he’s just a stupid guy. Okay, strip me if this is my mistake. Like last time, April 2018, it was his mistake. Right now, this is not Khabib mistake, this is coronavirus. This is two different things. I am not coronavirus, coronavirus is coronavirus, Khabib is Khabib, this is not the same. Separate, this is different, completely different. It’s like, I don’t know man.”
Despite the fact, he won’t be involved Nurmagomedov is backing the UFC to pull off a card on April 18. He understands everyone needs to be paid and respects UFC boss White is trying his best to make that happen.
“Of course. If they want to make [a] show, let’s go. A lot of people want to fight because they don’t have money. They don’t have money, they have kids, they have family, they have like so many things,” Nurmagomedov explained. “Of course, I’m not going to say no. If they can, let’s go. I know Dana tries very hard.”
Should the UFC strip Khabib Nurmagomedov of his lightweight title or create an interim belt for Tony Ferguson to fight for at UFC 249?
Khabib Nurmagomedov is open to defending his lightweight title against Tony Ferguson but would prefer to do it at a later date…
Khabib Nurmagomedov is open to defending his lightweight title against Tony Ferguson but would prefer to do it at a later date…
Khabib Nurmagomedov has responded to those who are accusing him of ducking his planned April 18 bout with Tony Ferguson. The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on the world of sports but UFC president Dana White is attempting to push through with …
Khabib Nurmagomedov has responded to those who are accusing him of ducking his planned April 18 bout with Tony Ferguson. The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on the world of sports but UFC president Dana White is attempting to push through with the April 18 card. The original main event was to be a […]
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