It seems like we’re going to be talking about this Tony Ferguson – Khabib Nurmagomedov business for a long time to come. That’s what happens when fans were psyched about the matchup the first time it was announced … and the second … and the third … And now that it’s been canceled for a fourth time, it’s a meeting that may never come to fruition, at least if UFC President Dana White is to be believed . Ferguson (23-3 MMA, 13-1 UFC) had to pull out of the UFC 223 main event against Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) on Sunday, and featherweight champion Max Holloway (19-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) took his place. The fight is for the lightweight title, and presumably Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will be stripped of the belt after the fight
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