The first UFC 249 press conference is set. The UFC has announced that on March 6, the presser for the April 18 event will go down. The press conference will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’ll likely be held an hour befo…
The first UFC 249 press conference is set. The UFC has announced that on March 6, the presser for the April 18 event will go down. The press conference will be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’ll likely be held an hour before the UFC 248 ceremonial weigh-ins start. Headlining UFC […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has more motivation for his upcoming fight than ever before. “The Eagle” defends his lightweight title against Tony Ferguson in the UFC 249 headliner on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. It’s a fight the combat sports world has been waiting to see for years, especially after the pair were […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has more motivation for his upcoming fight than ever before.
“The Eagle” defends his lightweight title against Tony Ferguson in the UFC 249 headliner on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. It’s a fight the combat sports world has been waiting to see for years, especially after the pair were previously booked to face each other four times only for injuries to derail the fight on all four occasions.
Both fighters are notably on 12-fight winning streaks in the UFC with many observers viewing Ferguson as the ideal matchup to inflict defeat on Nurmagomedov.
And despite facing the likes of Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier, Nurmagomedov believes no past opponent will be as tough as Ferguson:
“Yes, I think, just my opinion, my last couple of years, I compete with guys like [Edson] Barboza, [Rafael] dos Anjos, Conor, Poirier, [Al] Iaquinta — all of these guys not tough like Tony Ferguson,” Nurmagomedov told TMZ when asked if Ferguson would be his toughest opponent. “That’s why now I feel I have real motivation because like before, when I watched all these opponents I think like, ‘okay, I can beat this guy.’ Of course, I work hard, but right now it’s a very, very tough opponent.
“That’s why we focus like always, but right now, we have more focus, more hard work. Tony is not like these guys. He’s a little bit tougher than all of them.”
Hopefully, the fifth time is the charm and we finally get to see the duo collide.
Nurmagomedov also gave his thoughts on McGregor’s win over Donald Cerrone last month and claimed the Irishman was ducking tough matchups.
Do you agree with Nurmagomedov that Ferguson will be his toughest fight?
While others may be overlooking Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov certainly isn’t. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to put his UFC lightweight championship on the line against Ferguson on April 18. The 155-pound title bout is set to headline UFC 249 in…
While others may be overlooking Tony Ferguson, Khabib Nurmagomedov certainly isn’t. Nurmagomedov is scheduled to put his UFC lightweight championship on the line against Ferguson on April 18. The 155-pound title bout is set to headline UFC 249 inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. It’ll be the third time Nurmagomedov puts the lightweight gold […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach Javier Mendez believes the anticipation for “The Eagle” vs. Tony Ferguson is at an all-time high. Nurmagomedov and Ferguson are scheduled to clash in the main event of UFC 249. The event will be held inside…
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach Javier Mendez believes the anticipation for “The Eagle” vs. Tony Ferguson is at an all-time high. Nurmagomedov and Ferguson are scheduled to clash in the main event of UFC 249. The event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on April 18. This matchup has fallen off the rails […]
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach Javier Mendez believes the anticipation for “The Eagle” vs. Tony Ferguson is at an all-time high. Nurmagomedov and Ferguson are scheduled to clash in the main event of UFC 249. The event will be held inside…
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s coach Javier Mendez believes the anticipation for “The Eagle” vs. Tony Ferguson is at an all-time high. Nurmagomedov and Ferguson are scheduled to clash in the main event of UFC 249. The event will be held inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on April 18. This matchup has fallen off the rails […]
Makhmud Muradov is set to return to action. The sole mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter client of Floyd Mayweather takes on Karl Roberson in a middleweight matchup at UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York. “Mach” is undefeated in his UFC career so far with two wins out of two. His most recent […]
Makhmud Muradov is set to return to action.
The sole mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter client of Floyd Mayweather takes on Karl Roberson in a middleweight matchup at UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York.
“Mach” is undefeated in his UFC career so far with two wins out of two. His most recent victory was a knockout against Trevor Smith in December. Overall, the 30-year-old is on a 13-fight winning streak dating back to 2017.
Roberson, meanwhile, will be looking to make it three in a row. The American is coming off wins over Wellington Turman and Roman Kopylov.
UFC 249 will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson.
This is how the full UFC 249 card looks as of now:
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson (lightweight title fight)