LAS VEGAS – Khabib Nurmagomedov does not like Tony Ferguson , but the UFC lightweight champ understands what “El Cucuy” means to his legacy. “I like challenges,” Nurmagomedov told MMA Junkie at a Friday news conference in Las Vegas. “If you watch, like, when I fought Conor (McGregor), when I fought Dustin Poirier, when I fought all my fights – this guy is one of the best in the world. When I watch my legacy in the lightweight division, I think, ‘Hey, I have to fight this Tony Ferguson.’” The MMA world has long thought along very similar lines
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Khabib Nurmagomedov: Tony Ferguson stands in way of becoming greatest lightweight – MMA Junkie