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One of the most discussed prospective fights in the sport for years was a potential lightweight clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. There’s a temptation to call it a dream matchup, which speaks to what a struggle it was to get the fighters in the cage, given that MMA dream fights are not usually between fighters in the same weight class in the same promotion.