The fight fans wat eagerly waiting for any updates on the main event of UFC 249 between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson ever The lightweight champion said that he is stuck in Russia and won’t be able to defend his title on April 18.

Khabib also said that UFC is looking to make Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. It seemed that the long-awaited lightweight showdown between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson was about to get canceled for the fifth time. However, there is another twist in the story.

Due to the pandemic outbreak all over the globe, Russia took the necessary precautions and shut down their borders. But according to the Mac Life, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency announced that private flights between Russia and the United States may still take place despite restrictions on travel recently announced by Moscow.

Is Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson still on?

This solves the biggest problem that was stopping Dana White to make the fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. Khabib first went to Abu Dhabi cause he was informed that the fight might take place there. But after Abu Dhabi announced its shut down Khabib came back to Russia since he did not get any further information regarding the venue of UFC 249. And that’s how he was stuck in Dagestan, putting UFC 249 in jeopardy.

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However, if UFC can get the required permission for Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team to fly from Russia and come to the US then it’s very likely that Dana White will find a venue for these two to compete.

According to the Federal Air Transport Agency: “In order for Khabib to be able to fly to the United States in a private jet, the company whose services he intends to use must obtain permission to fly from Russia and to arrive in the United States,”.

Now there are still many questions surrounding this fight. Can UFC get the permission to fly Khabib to the US? Can Dana White find a venue for UFC 249? However, it can be assured that Dana White is doing everything he can to make this fight happen.

Meanwhile, this news will certainly give some hope to the fans who have been waiting for years to see Khabib Nurmagomedov go toe to toe against Tony Ferguson.