Earlier White said that the champion of the division, Conor McGregor, would be stripped of his belt, as he could not return to Octagon before September. Consequently Ferguson, the current holder of the interim title, will automatically become a full-fledged champion, and the battle with Khabib will be the title fight.
White: Nurmagomedov and Ferguson will fight at UFC 223
		Dmitriy Kel
		Jan. 17, 2018, 12:48 p.m.
	
	
		
			Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dana White and Tony Ferguson
			
		
	
	
		
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