Khabib Nurmagomedov will return to the UFC next month for a successful fight against Tony Ferguson.
“The Eagle” won when she returned to the Octagon last September after almost a year after her controversial victory over Conor McGregor.
He led UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi and successfully defended his light weight title by Dustin Poirier submitted in the third round.
The 30-year-old is now preparing for his next fight, which is fast approaching.
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Nurmagomedov will headline UFC 249 as he confronts Tony Ferguson.
The duo are expected to face each other several times over the years, but a fight has never ended.
But now they will finally meet on April 18 at a main UFC event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
There are rumors that Nurmagomedov’s next fight may be the last.
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The 31-year-old Russian said: “I don’t want to think about the future, I still have to live until April, I still have to fight, I need to win. So I don’t like to look too far.
“We now have an opponent, Tony Ferguson, a very serious opponent. And I think it is necessary to have this fight so let’s sit down and think about the next one.
“We will examine whether it is more useful to fight. There will always be a reason to fight, money.
“But will we need it?” Well, think about it. I feel good now. I am 31 years old and it is a very good age to fight and for sport. I am far from retirement age, but it is just around the corner. “
UFC 249 – Nurmagomedov vs Ferguson: fight card
Main card
- Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson – UFC Lightweight Championship title
- Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
- Jeremy Stephens against Calvin Kattar
- Karl Roberson vs. Makhmud Muradov
Preliminary map
- Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad
- Uriah Hall vs. Ronaldo Souza
- Khama Worthy against Ottman Azaitar
- Shamil Abdurakhimov against Ciryl Gane
- Ben Rothwell vs. Gian Villante
- Sijara Eubanks against Sarah Moras