UFC’s Tony Ferguson Blasts Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘He’s a F–king B—h’

UFC lightweight fighter Tony Ferguson known as retired and undefeated ex-UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov a “f–king b—h” genuine via a UFC 262 press conference on Thursday.

“He’s a f–king b—h,” Ferguson said. “He’s a fucking p—y. Sorry to interrupt you. I’m going to devote this f–king music known as ‘Masks Off.’ ‘Scoot a take a look at, never trot a b—h.’ That is Khabib.”

A quiz changed into posited to Ferguson, and it integrated a commentary on how the lightweight title is vacant on story of Khabib retired as the champion. Ferguson then interrupted after Khabib changed into mentioned and venerable the opportunity to construct his comments.

Charles Oliviera and Michael Chandler are combating for the vacant lightweight title on Saturday at the Toyota Middle in Houston. Ferguson will additionally be taking up Beneil Dariush on the notable card.

ESPN outlined a historical previous between Ferguson and Khabib, which contains 5 failed makes an are trying for the 2 to face off in the Octagon. They never did sq. off, and it be now no longer taking place now except Khabib comes out of retirement.

The two had been speculated to strive against at the Final Fighter 22 Finale in 2015, nonetheless an injured rib forced Khabib to drop out, per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani (then of MMA Battling).

A UFC on FOX 19 strive against scheduled for 2016 changed into postponed after Ferguson announced that doctors stumbled on fluid and blood in his lung.

Then the 2 had been speculated to strive against in 2017 at UFC 209, nonetheless Khabib pulled out this time after being hospitalized because of weight management disorders, per Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times.

The two had been then scheduled to strive against in 2018 at UFC 223, nonetheless Ferguson suffered a torn LCL, per MMA Battling’s Damon Martin (then of MMA Weekly).

Then they had been slated to shuffle a fifth (and presumably final) time in April 2020, one month after the COVID-19 pandemic sparked mass shutdowns across the enviornment. Khabib dropped out this time, asserting that high-tail bans averted him from flying to america and taking share in the strive against.

Ferguson changed into uncomfortable with Khabib.

“He obviously knew what he would possibly perhaps perhaps attain to lend a hand assign this card,” Ferguson said, per ESPN.com. “He didn’t desire to steal any of these possibilities. All americans is taking risks looking out out for to understand it. He bailed out, man. It is pretty onerous to portray, nonetheless he bailed out, man.”

He added:

Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie equipped more exiguous print on Khabib’s high-tail disorders on March 30, 2020.

“Nurmagomedov now no longer too prolonged up to now closed out his camp at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, Calif., before flying dwelling to Russia this previous week when he heard that the strive against will now no longer occur in the U.S.

“But with high-tail bans now additionally being imposed in his hometown, Nurmagomedov in the intervening time is caught there, inserting yet one other hurdle in the blueprint of his eagerly awaited strive against with Ferguson. The bout has been scheduled and canceled four assorted events over the last plenty of years.”

As Hannoun famend, Russia had “now no longer too prolonged up to now banned all contaminated-border high-tail other than for diplomats or members of legitimate delegations.”

So ended the Khabib-Ferguson saga. Khabib fought yet all as soon as more, defending his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje before promptly retiring in October 2020.

Since April 2020, Ferguson has lost twice to Gaethje and Oliviera. The ex-intervening time lightweight champion is indifferent the No. 5 lightweight contender and slated to steal on the No. 9 fighter in his weight class in Dariush, who’s 20-4-1 as a talented. Ferguson is 25-5.