UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev as soon as hoped he may settle one in all Khabib Nurmagomedov’s rivalries.
Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) noticed 5 scheduled bouts scrapped, and the pair by no means ended up settling their beef that spanned a number of years.
Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) revealed that he wished to step in and take the Ferguson struggle himself, simply due to how dominant “El Cucuy” as soon as was throughout a 12-fight profitable streak.
“My brother Khabib purported to struggle with Tony Ferguson like 5 occasions,” Makhachev mentioned in an interview with Adin Ross. “They each had accidents, the struggle was canceled 5 occasions, and my dream (was) to struggle this man that second, as a result of I all the time with Khabib. When Khabib have damage, I ask my supervisor, ‘Hey, can I step in to struggle with Tony?’
“And, you realize, Tony in that second, he’s like excellent athlete, excellent fighter. He have nearly, yeah, greater than 10-fight win streak in UFC. And this is among the struggle which I need struggle like three, 4 years in the past, however not proper now as a result of he has eight-fight shedding streak. Want him the very best, however a few years in the past, he was one of many high-level fighters from our division.”
Ferguson’s profession has taken a significant flip. He now finds himself on a UFC file eight-fight shedding skid.
In the meantime, Makhachev will look to interrupt the light-weight file for many title defenses when he rematches Arman Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) Jan. 18 within the UFC 311 essential occasion from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. The struggle airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
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