Video: Tony Ferguson Shares a Cryptic Promo Video of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson Canceled Fight From UFC 223

Tony Ferguson has been around the title picture at lightweight for several years now. Unfortunately, the American fighter could never fight for the undisputed title. Moreover, Tony Ferguson could never face one of his greatest adversaries in Khabib Nurmagomedov, as he has now stepped away from the sport. 

Khabib Nurmagomedov not fighting anymore is a colossal blow to the fans. However, the realization that fans will never see Tony take on Khabib is gut-wrenching. The two men were terrorizing the lightweight division for the better part of a decade. 

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Tony Ferguson posts a throwback video of a promo for his fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov

Tony Ferguson took to Twitter a few hours ago to post a promotional video that was made for the scheduled UFC 223 bout between the two men. However, it was canceled as Tony Ferguson required surgery on the lateral collateral ligament. 

The UFC tried to make this fight happen five times and was unsuccessful all five times. Both Khabib and Tony have pulled out two times each from the fight.

Most recently, the fight was scheduled to take place at UFC 249, in the United States.  However, because of the restrictions implemented due to the Coronavirus, Khabib could not fly to the US from Russia.

Tony was then matched up against Justin Gaethje for the interim title. Most fans hoped that Tony would secure the win, just so a fight with Khabib could finally take place. 

However, after a devastating loss to Justin Gaethje, hopes of a match between the two were dimmed. Leading up to the fight against Justin Gaethje, ‘The Eagle’ mentioned that he thought Tony was ‘finished,’ given his age and the beating he took the last time out.

Khabib shocked the world with his retirement on Saturday. A fight between Tony and Khabib is now most likely never taking place.

The lightweight division is now in an interesting situation. With Nurmagomedov having vacated his belt, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Tony Ferguson, Conor McGregor, and Justin Gaethje all stand a good chance to win the belt. 

Will we ever see a fight between Tony and Khabib? Also, with Khabib gone, will Tony finally win the undisputed lightweight belt?