Khabib Nurmagomedov the UFC lightweight champion will carry out his preparation for the fight against Tony Ferguson in the United States. He said it yesterday during GFC 24 tournament. It should be noted that The Eagle attended the event as guest of honor.
Russian light heavyweight Shamil Gamzatov will return to the cage on April 26 at Lincoln. His opponent will be Ovince Saint Preux. The bout will take place as part of UFC Fight Night 173. Gamzatov briefly commented on the news, writing in his Instagram: "Well, let's go."
Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, the father and trainer of Khabib Nurmagomedov, said that he said the least about Conor McGregor. But UFC president Dana White, on the contrary, recalls the Irishman more and more.
A few days ago it was reported that the billionaire from Saudi Arabia is ready to present $100 million to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for his rematch against Conor McGregor. Khabib said that there are a lot of organizations to which the money will be a lot more useful than for him. In particular, Khabib named soccer for the blind people, wrestling and other sports for the disabled.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones said that after his fight against Dominick Reyes, he can rise up to the cruiserweights, and fight the champion of the division Stipe Miocic. According to The Bones, the chances of this are very high. He also said that he did not need a warm-up bout at the new weight category. Finally Jones said that he was confident of his victory over Stipe Miocic.
Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager says some very powerful and rich men in Saudi Arabia have offered $100 million to get Khabib to box Floyd Mayweather in Riyadh but it's highly unlikely we'll see that fight go down in the Middle East.
UFC president Dana White spoke about the date of the possible rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.
Donald Cerrone was literally pelted with accusations that he gave up in his fight against Conor McGregor. However The Cowboy denies these charges. Just yesterday he quarreled with one of his followers. In the end, Cerrone suggested to simply unsubscribe from his pages.
The current UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman said that Jorge Masvidal will be his next opponent.
As previously reported, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson is scheduled for April 18. This fight will headline 249th UFC tournament. Today the price for the tickets for this event became known.
