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Tony Ferguson: ‘I will fight Khabib at one point or another’

Tony Ferguson is adamant about fighting Khabib Nurmagomedov despite their fight falling through a whopping five times since 2015.

Ferguson, who will be keeping a close eye on Khabib’s lightweight title unification bout against Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, believes he and Nurmagomedov are destined to fight each other at one point or another.

“I see fear in his voice if he thinks he has to talk bad about people,” Ferguson told ESPN’s Brett Okamoto ahead of UFC 254. “He can’t put that sh*t in my head. I will fight Khabib at one point or another.