Tony Ferguson hints at Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, visited by USADA

By bjpenndotcom - January 10, 2017

The ongoing saga between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov continues in early 2017!

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Following Conor McGregor’s dominant win over Eddie Alvarez to claim the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 205 in 2016, there was much talk of a potential fight between #1 contender Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson for the interim UFC lightweight championship. While both men agreed to the bout on social media, Ferguson then put a hold on the plans as he revealed his intentions to hold out for more money.

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UFC President Dana White then gave an update on the situation to media members, saying:

“So we were trying to make that fight — Tony said he will not do that fight unless he makes the same exact money that Khabib makes. Khabib has a different deal. That ain’t happening. Count that out.”

With that being said, both Nurmagomedov and Ferguson took to social media this past week to hint at a fight at UFC 209.

Now, several days later, Ferguson has taken to social media to once again hint at a fight with ‘The Eagle’, also revealing that he had been drug tested by USADA:

So far there has been no official word from the UFC on the matter. However, with that being said, stay tuned for updates as they become available.


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