{"id":268182,"date":"2018-01-19T06:51:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T14:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=268182"},"modified":"2018-01-19T06:51:31","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T14:51:31","slug":"conor-mcgregors-coach-predicts-khabib-nurmagomedov-beats-tony-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/conor-mcgregors-coach-predicts-khabib-nurmagomedov-beats-tony-ferguson\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor’s Coach Predicts Khabib Nurmagomedov Beats Tony Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s official. It was reported, we confirmed it<\/a>, Dana White backed the report up<\/a> and later today there is a press conference on it. Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov will try to fight once again. The word is it won’t be for an interim title, but for the undisputed title, which may be confirmed today as well. Either way, Conor McGregor and his coach believe that doesn’t matter, and the Irishman’s shadow will loom over the division until someone actually beats him<\/a>. As far as the match-up, coach John Kavanagh dissected it in detail and believes Nurmagomedov will come out on top.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov are both] grapplers for a start.\u00a0Neither really has high level striking, so it\u2019s going to be a grappling match. I think a lot of it will be played with Khabib on top, and I think he wins a decision. I think it goes the five rounds, I think it\u2019s a decision to Khabib. I do think there is a really high risk of it not happening. It\u2019s been scheduled twice and it has not happened twice.\u00a0It\u2019s very impressive what Khabib can do when he is fighting, just that pace he has and the relentless pressure, but it does require you to train in a certain way that brings on injuries. There is a reason why he is averaging one fight or less over the last couple of years because of multiple surgeries and so on.\u00a0He\u2019s got a lot of miles on the athletic clock. I would almost see as there being a high likelihood of one pulling out before the fight happens.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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“190lbs of Pure Awesomeness” Day 2 #TonyFergusonMMA<\/a> Coming After Yo’ Ass @TheNotoriousMMA<\/a> #DefendorVacate<\/a> Pussy —> #Vacate<\/a> Looks Great @ParadigmSM<\/a> #GP<\/a> …And To You @JohnKavanagh<\/a> You Are Small Potatoes Coach Cavalier… I Can’t Wait To Add Your SBG Pin To My Map 🖕🏽😎 Sign It. pic.twitter.com\/Tyligtctni<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) January 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n