Tony Ferguson, who was forced out of UFC 223 with a leg injury in April, is now hoping to return to the cage as soon as September.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m about 90 percent right now,\u201d Ferguson told Helen Yee this week (transcribed by Jed Meshew for MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cObviously, I want to get back in there. September looks good for me.\u201d<\/p>\n When Ferguson does return, he’s hoping to fight undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Yet while this booking makes all the sense in the world from a competitive standpoint, the pair have been four times to no avail in the past, which recently drove UFC President Dana White to assure he’ll never attempt to make the fight again.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t know, haven\u2019t heard shit,\u201d Ferguson said about the UFC attempting another fight between him and Nurmagomedov. \u201cWhat I know is I\u2019ve been keeping my nose clean, making sure that my leg is healing right. As far as how the fights are gonna go, the fans want to see myself and Khabib. That\u2019s what they really want to see. Conor [McGregor’s] got his shit going on – slap on the wrist, whatever, that\u2019s not my business – so if the shit happens and they want to go with Khabib, let\u2019s do this. Let\u2019s have some fun with it.\u201d<\/p>\n