Ali Abdel-Aziz, the manager of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev, appealed to Tony Ferguson, urging him to fight with Islam Makhachev. Ali promised to add another $100,000 to Tony's fee from his own pocket.
“Fight Islam and I'll give you an extra $100,000 to your royalties, I promise. This is how much I respect you,” Abdel-Aziz wrote on his Twitter.
Makhachev was left without an opponent at UFC 254 after Rafael Dos Anjos passed a positive test for coronavirus.