Conor McGregor finally gives his verdict on the cancelation of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson for the fifth time. The former lightweight champion criticized Khabib Nurmagomedov for not stepping up to defend his title. 

Earlier, Khabib Nurmagomedov issued a statement addressing all the speculations surrounding his fight against Tony Ferguson. It was clear that the lightweight champion had no intention to come back to the US to fight on April 18th. Khabib said:

“I understand everything and I’m definitely upset more than you to cancel the fight, probably like all others, I had many plans after the fight, but I can’t control it all. The greatest countries and the largest companies of our time are shocked by what is happening. Every day the situation changes unpredictably. But Khabib still has to fight, is that what you saying? Take care of yourself and put yourself in my shoes.”

Khabib Nurmagomedov pulling out of UFC 249 disappointed the fans. However, the reasons he stated for taking such decision does make sense, in hindsight. In a world where everyone is trying to survive through the pandemic outbreak, many were against the idea of UFC going ahead with UFC 249 to start with. 

Conor McGregor finally breaks silence

However, Conor McGregor does not agree with Khabib’s reasoning. The former two-division champion recently tweeted:

“I am in shape to fight right now! At the beginning of all this, I said to myself – I’m happy I don’t have an official fight booked. If I did, I would have consumed all the incorrect data to support me taking part in the bout, and I would have followed through, competed. And won.”

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It’s to be noted that, Conor McGregor was the unofficial standby for this fight. Dana White has said that in case the fight between Khabib and Tony then Conor would fight at UFC 249. Though Conor has said that he is already in shape, whether he would be able to fight Tony Ferguson on April 18th is still unclear.

At the moment, Tony Ferguson is ready to fight anybody the UFC puts in front of him. Dana White is looking for an opponent for the former interim lightweight champion. But will UFC be able to book Conor McGregor vs Tony Ferguson at UFC 249? Or will someone else jump in to replace Khabib Nurmagomedov?