Tony Ferguson proposes unique challenge to Khabib Nurmagomedov

UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson has made an interesting suggestion to Khabib Nurmagomedov regarding a potential showdown between the rivals.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that fans have been waiting almost a decade to see Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fight in the middle of the Octagon. The two elite lightweight stars have been booked to face each other on five separate occasions, but unfortunately, the sport’s gods didn’t want to bless us with such joys.

We’re now at a stage whereby an MMA bout is off the table with Ferguson riding a four-fight losing streak and Khabib being retired. However, in an interview with Ariel Helwani, ‘El Cucuy’ proposed something a bit different that would finally allow them to square off.

“I believe that when his dad [Khabib’s] said we were supposed to compete, I believe that. I would love to be able to coach against him in The Ultimate Fighter, how about that? You know, best man wins on the team. I guarantee my coaching is a lot better than yours, Khabib. Not a lot of people understand that.”

“I built a team for a 12-fight win streak, and I can definitely build a team again.”

“I have nothing personal against him, besides him running away for the pandemic and being a scared dude, but I gotta respect that family [comes] first.”

.@TonyFergusonXT has a proposal for how to "squash some beef" with Khabib: Coach against each other on The Ultimate Fighter