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UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson has issued an intriguing coaching challenge to his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov.<\/p>\n

While he may have fallen to a knockout defeat<\/a> at the hands of Michael Chandler at UFC 274, it seems as if Tony Ferguson is seeing things more clearly than he has done in a long time. In a strange way, this loss may well have given him an entirely new perspective on the sport and his career in mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

Of course, as we all know, one of the running themes of Tony’s career has been his inability to secure a fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. They were scheduled to collide on five separate occasions but for one reason or the other, it never came to fruition.<\/p>\n

Now, in a recent interview<\/a> with Ariel Helwani, Ferguson has come up with a new idea that doesn’t require Khabib to come out of retirement.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmafighting\/status\/1526350308300963844<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that when his dad [Khabib\u2019s] said we were supposed to compete, I believe that. I would love to be able to coach against him in The Ultimate Fighter, how about that? You know, best man wins on the team. I guarantee my coaching is a lot better than yours, Khabib. Not a lot of people understand that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI built a team for a 12-fight win streak, and I can definitely build a team again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have nothing personal against him, besides him running away for the pandemic and being a scared dude, but I gotta respect that family [comes] first.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJiu-jitsu, soccer, it doesn\u2019t matter what game we play. It would be cool to go out there, shake the dude\u2019s hand, squash some beef, and then move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you think there’s a chance we could see Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov square off, whether it be as TUF coaches or in another competition?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson has issued an intriguing coaching challenge to his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. While he may have fallen to a knockout defeat at the hands of Michael Chandler at UFC 274, it seems as if Tony Ferguson is seeing things more clearly than he has done in a long time. 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