UFC 249: Ferguson faces Gaethje
The principle event of Saturday’s UFC 249 card in Florida is billed as being for the period in-between light-weight name however Tony Ferguson says he should be taken into consideration the actual champion if he beats opponent Justin Gaethje.
Former collegiate wrestler Ferguson, entering the bout on a 12-fight win streak, become speculated to combat champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in Brooklyn on 18 April but that was postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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The unbeaten Nurmagomedov, who has back to Russia, had formerly been booked to combat Ferguson on another four events but every bout was canceled because of fitness or fitness problems. Ferguson said the Dagestan native and Irish fighter Conor McGregor “both need to retire”.
“The best actual guys accessible are going to be me and Justin Gaethje,” he informed journalists earlier than Saturday’s bout at the VyStar Veterans Memorial arena in Jacksonville.
Ferguson stated UFC 249, which is taking location with stringent checking out techniques and no lovers in attendance because of the Covid-19 pandemic, should reach a sports activities-starved target market that won't otherwise tune in to a combined martial arts event.
“right now, there’s no Olympics, there’s no Wimbledon, there’s no NBA draft, there’s no NFL draft, there’s no tennis, there’s no football, hockey, there’s no baseball,” he delivered. “this is what we carry to the table ... And we’re going to do our nice and we’re going to keep sports activities alive and that’s what we’re going to do.”
Nurmagomedov is reportedly set to face the winner of Saturday’s combat, at the same time as additionally lurking in the wings is former -weight title-holder McGregor, who made a go back to triumphing methods with a quick TKO of Donald Cerrone in January.
Ferguson’s run of 12 instantly wins is a UFC light-weight document, and having already held the intervening time belt after beating Kevin Lee in 2017 before being stripped due to an injury, the Californian now feels his time has come.
“This isn't for an interim name,” he said. “this is for the actual championship.”
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