The ongoing saga between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov continues in early 2017!

Following Conor McGregor’s dominant win over Eddie Alvarez to claim the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 205 in 2016, there was much talk of a potential fight between #1 contender Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson for the interim UFC lightweight championship. While both men agreed to the bout on social media, Ferguson then put a hold on the plans as he revealed his intentions to hold out for more money.

UFC President Dana White then gave an update on the situation to media members, saying:

“So we were trying to make that fight — Tony said he will not do that fight unless he makes the same exact money that Khabib makes. Khabib has a different deal. That ain’t happening. Count that out.”

With that being said, both Nurmagomedov and Ferguson took to social media this past week to hint at a fight at UFC 209.

Time To Get Excited Y'all!!! #ElCuCuy is coming!!! #ElCucuyViene #TeamElCucuy #TonyFergusonMMA #SnapDownCity @paradigmsm #GP #Victoryon3 pic.twitter.com/sTcLnAA6To

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 7, 2017

Starting my training camp. #ufc209 8 weeks before fight. About opponent I let you know guys. soon ❗ Начал нагрузочные тренировки. 8 недель до боя. Скоро вылет в Калифорнию, в зал AKA. Соперника узнаете самое ближайшее время. #победатольотВсевышнего @reebok @nutrabolics @eagles_mma

A photo posted by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Jan 7, 2017 at 11:40am PST

Now, several days later, Ferguson has taken to social media to once again hint at a fight with ‘The Eagle’, also revealing that he had been drug tested by USADA:

USADA Showed Up & I Responded. See You March 4 @TeamKhabib & We Will Settle This Once & For All Inside a The Octagon At #UFC209 pic.twitter.com/Opu4rsgMAW

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 10, 2017

So far there has been no official word from the UFC on the matter. However, with that being said, stay tuned for updates as they become available.