Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov will go down as one of the best fights that never happened. Despite matching the two lightweights up on multiple occasions the UFC saw the bout slip through its grasps each and every time. Injuries, weight cuts and COVID all played a part in making sure El Cucuy and The Eagle never shared the Octagon.
With Numagomedov now retired from the sport (and the UFC finally believing that fact), it seems any chance that these two face each other in the future is lost forever. However, that hasn’t stopped either man needling the other whenever they get the urge.