Untimely injuries, unhealthy weight-cuts, fluke accidents, global pandemics. It’s almost as if the MMA gods are trying to tell us something about Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson.
Nurmagomedov is 28-0 and Ferguson has won 12-straight fights dating back to 2013. They are the consensus top-two lightweights of their era, which contributed to their UFC 249 tilt scheduled for April 18 being one of the most anticipated matchups in UFC history.that he will remain quarantined in his native Russia due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and travel restrictions.
This makes it the fifth – yes, FIFTH – time the highly anticipated title fight has been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled.Take one: Dec. 11, 2015 – The two were first set to meet at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale more than four years ago, however a rib injury forced Nurmagomedov out of the fight six weeks before the event. This would have been Nurmagomedov’s first fight in nearly 20 months, as the undefeated Russian had also been dealing with a lingering knee injury that required surgery. Nurmagomedov was 22-0 at the time and coming off a dominant win over Rafael dos Anjos.
Meanwhile, Ferguson was on a six-fight winning streak after suffering his lone UFC loss more than three-and-a-half years prior. Ferguson ended up fighting Edson Barboza instead and the two put on a Fight of the Night performance with Ferguson taking home an additional performance bonus for submitting his Brazilian opponent with a second-round D’arce choke.
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