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Tony Ferguson Promises to Kick Khabib's A** 'One Way or Another' This Year

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On Friday, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC) and interim champ Justin Gaethje (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) are meeting in a title... 23.10.2020, Sputnik International

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Tony Ferguson Promises to Kick Khabib's A** 'One Way or Another' This Year

10:20 GMT 23.10.2020 (Updated: 05:43 GMT 04.06.2023)

© AFP 2023 / Douglas P. DeFelice Tony Ferguson of the United States reacts in the Interim lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje (not pictured) of the United States during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 9, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida

Tony Ferguson of the United States reacts in the Interim lightweight title fight against Justin Gaethje (not pictured) of the United States during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 9, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida - Sputnik International

On Friday, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC) and interim champ Justin Gaethje (22-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) are meeting in a title unification bout in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

Speaking with MMA Junkie on Wednesday, former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson promised to meet Khabib before the year-end and kick his a**.

“Some things you just can’t force. I’m going to be real. Things are just meant to happen. I’m going to kick Khabib’s a** one way or another. I’ll make his a** do his pushups either way. He’ll see me before the year is done", Ferguson stated.

The US fighter has also said that he is ready to fight anyone so long as he's appropriately paid, but the bouts against Khabib and former UFC champ Conor McGregor are the only ones that he is actually interested in.

Nurmagomedov and Ferguson were supposed to meet in the octagon on 18 April, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight was scrapped and Khabib returned to his home in Russia for quarantine. Ferguson then met in the octagon with Justin Gaethje, losing to him by stoppage.