{"id":217006,"date":"2017-01-10T13:10:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=217006"},"modified":"2017-01-10T13:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:10:15","slug":"tony-ferguson-hints-khabib-nurmagomedov-fight-visited-usada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/tony-ferguson-hints-khabib-nurmagomedov-fight-visited-usada\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson hints at Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, visited by USADA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ongoing saga between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov continues in early 2017!<\/p>\n

Following Conor McGregor’s dominant win over Eddie Alvarez to claim the UFC welterweight championship at UFC 205 in 2016<\/a>, 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. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"Tony<\/p>\n

UFC President Dana White then gave an update on the situation to media members<\/a>, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we were trying to make that fight \u2014 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\u2019t happening. Count that out.\u201d <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With that being said, both Nurmagomedov and Ferguson took to social media this past week to hint at a fight at UFC 209.<\/p>\n

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

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n