the Head of the ultimate fighting championship (UFC), Dana white confirmed that the winner of the match between American Justin Gati and Tony Ferguson will meet in the octagon with the reigning champion of promotion in lightweight Habib Nurmagomedov. About it white said during a live broadcast in Instagram, reports MMA Junkie.
“Ferguson and Geti will show the most brutal fight of those that you have ever seen. I guarantee you that. The winner will go against Habib in the fight for the belt,” he said. Thus, despite the willingness Nurmagomedov to be in August, white has no plans to fight with the participation of Russians in the summer.
“Habib back in the autumn — in September or October,” he added.
may 9 will be postponed UFC 249. Initially the tournament was to lead the fight Ferguson and Nurmagomedov, and the event itself — go on April 18. However, the Russians withdrew from the fight, and the UFC was forced to move against the background of the pandemic coronavirus.
Nurmagomedov — UFC champion and took second place in the ranking of the best fighters in the organization.
