A pivotal lightweight bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson may have finally been agreed upon. If reports are to be believed, the fight will take place at UFC 209 for the UFC Interim Lightweight Title.
Credible Twitter insider @TalkMMA reported the news.
It appears that Tony Ferguson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov for the Interim UFC Lightweight title has the green light for #UFC209
— #Dizz © (@TalkMMA) January 7, 2017
This fight was first reported to be a ‘done deal’ on Christmas day by a Russian outlet, but that report later was proven false. The two men have been going back and forth over social media, with Ferguson refusing to sign the bout agreement unless he made the exact same amount of money as Khabib. ‘Off the table’ were the words used by Dana White just a few days prior to UFC 207 when talking about whether that is going to happen.
Yesterday evening, Tony Ferguson sent out a tweet insinuating that he would be returning to the cage soon, while Khabib has sent out a tweet announcing that he has started his fight camp for UFC 209, saying that he will let fans know as soon as he has an opponent.
Time To Get Excited Y’all!!! #ElCuCuy is coming!!! #ElCucuyViene #TeamElCucuy #TonyFergusonMMA #SnapDownCity @paradigmsm #GP #Victoryon3 pic.twitter.com/sTcLnAA6To
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 7, 2017
Starting my training camp. #ufc209
8 weeks before fight.
About opponent I let you know guys.… https://t.co/uww85SdFfR— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) January 7, 2017
No other reports or official announcements have been made but MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani said this earlier on today.
Moving in the right direction. Def. in a better place than it was last week. https://t.co/DotwWU23HR
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 7, 2017
