Just yesterday Tony Ferguson approached UFC President Dana White with a request to give Dustin Poirier the money he asked and to organize their fight. Poirier commented on the El Cucuy tweet today.
Former UFC two-weight champion Conor McGregor has commented on the sexual assault and lewd behavior allegations. On his Twitter account, the Irishman wrote the following post:
UFC 254, which will take place on October 24 in Abu Dhabi, will be held without spectators. The lightweight champion of the organization Khabib Nurmagomedov told the press about this today.
UFC president Dana White has clarified the situation surrounding a possible fight of Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier, which, according to rumors, was supposed to take place at the 254th UFC tournament. The functionary said that they could not agree with Poirier, so this fight would not take place. At the same time, White announced that Ferguson will definitely perform at this event, and now they are looking for a new rival for him.
Khabib Nurmagomedov spoke about when he plans to end his career.
Scott Coker, president of Bellator, announced that he invited Brock Lesnar and his team to organize a duel with Fedor Emelianenko. According to Coker, he spoke to them and said the following:
Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has already arrived in Abu Dhabi for the final stages of preparation for the fight against Justin Gaethje. However, he has not been exercising for the past few days due to health problems.
Earlier, there were rumors that the card of the 254th UFC tournament on October 24 in Abu Dhabi, could replenish one top fight: Dustin Poirier vs. Tony Ferguson. However, today Poirier said that this fight will not happen. According to him, he and the UFC management failed to reach an agreement.
A tournament in memory of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was held in Moscow yesterday. In the main duel of the evening, Vladimir Mineev met Dauren Ermekov. The Fight Night Global Middleweight belt was at stake in this bout. As expected, Mineev dominated this fight, winning before the final bell. In the third round, Mineev fired a series of blows on the opponent who had gone into a deep defense, forcing the referee to stop the fight. A video of the confrontation is attached.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has announced that he will fight in the lightweight division till 35 years.
