Javier Mendez likes to see the positive side of things. The head coach of American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif. is gearing up to help Khabib Nurmagomedov make another defense of his UFC lightweight championship on April 18 in the main event of UFC 249 in the New York borough of Brooklyn. Nurmagomedov will face Tony Ferguson, a man with whom he’s quite familiar. Both Nurmagomedov and Ferguson have been scheduled to fight four times, having matchups set for “The Ultimate Fighter” 22 Finale in 2015, UFC on FOX 19 in 2016, UFC 209 in 2017, and UFC 223 in 2018. But for every scheduled bout, injuries, weight-cutting issues, and other factors have kept the two from fighting.
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