{"id":301026,"date":"2019-02-08T10:28:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T18:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=301026"},"modified":"2019-02-08T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T18:28:20","slug":"dana-white-updates-on-status-of-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-tony-ferguson-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-updates-on-status-of-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-tony-ferguson-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White updates on status of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back in January, UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov was finally punished for his role in the wild brawl that followed his UFC 229 victory over Conor McGregor. The Dagestani champion received a $500,000 fine and a nine-month suspension, which can be reduced to six months if he completes an anti-bullying PSA approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurmagomedov will not be partaking in the NSAC\u2019s proposed PSA \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/khabib-nurmagomedov-has-an-interesting-reason-for-declining-nsacs-proposed-anti-bullying-psa\/\">\u00a0he recently made his thoughts on that quite clear<\/a>. Furthermore, the champ claims he plans to sit out until November, standing in solidarity with his teammates Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov, who were suspended for one year for their roles in the brawl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UFC President Dana White has seen the reports that Khabib Nurmagomedov plans to sit out until November, but he says he hasn&#8217;t actually heard anything to this end from Nurmagomedov himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hear these things, but Khabib hasn\u2019t told me that (he\u2019s going to sit out),\u201d White told <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMAjunkie (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/02\/dana-white-tony-ferguson-deserves-ufc-champ-khabib-nurmagomedov-next\" target=\"_blank\">MMAjunkie<\/a> after the pre-fight press conference for UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia.  \u201cI hear these things in the media and things like that. I haven\u2019t heard it from Khabib, so when we talk, we\u2019ll figure it out and we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the case, the UFC boss is adamant that a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and his long-time rival Tony Ferguson is still the fight to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOf course Tony deserves it,\u201d White said bluntly. \u201cHe\u2019s the No. 1 contender. He\u2019s the guy. That\u2019s the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, if Nurmagomedov does wind up sitting out, that could create some problems for Ferguson who is unlikely willing to wait 11 months for his title shot. Stay tuned for further details on this situation as they emerge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 2\/8\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in January, UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov was finally punished for his role in the wild brawl that followed his UFC 229 victory over Conor McGregor. 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