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UFC 209 Statistical Matchup Analysis: Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson
The latest Ultimate Fighting Championship interim title may be its best to date.
While current lightweight kingpin Conor McGregor is on hiatus, top contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson on Saturday will duke it out in the UFC 209 co-main event to determine who is next in line for the title. Nurmagomedov has more UFC wins than any other undefeated fighter in the organization. After staying on the shelf for all of 2015, he returned to dominant form last year with two savage finishes -- a TKO of Darrell Horcher and a submission of Michael Johnson. This will be his first fight of 2017 and the quickest turnaround time between fights in his UFC career.