Few MMA rivalries have endured as long as Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson. And it has remained intense despite the pair never facing each other in the cage. Though, that wasn’t for the lack of trying. The fighters were paired up on five occasions, but their fight never came to fruition for a myriad of reasons.
After their last booking went awry, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nurmagomedov went on to defend his UFC lightweight title versus Justin Gaethje before calling it a career. Ferguson, on the other hand, lost to Gaethje and then furrent champ Charles Oliveira.