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UFC 249: Why is Tony Ferguson fighting Justin Gaethje and not Khabib Nurmagomedov? | UFC | Sport | Express.co.uk
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Fight Scout on Twitter: "Tony Ferguson through the years. Check us out https://t.co/y8GocwbCL9 https://t.co/zzNUFZm7kX" / Twitter
![Tony Ferguson on Twitter: "Best Of Fight To The Competitors #UFCFightNight Atlantic City - Side Note: @EdsonBarbozaJR vs @MoTownPhenom I Expect A Great Display Of MMA & Sportsmanship. Leave It All On Tony Ferguson on Twitter: "Best Of Fight To The Competitors #UFCFightNight Atlantic City - Side Note: @EdsonBarbozaJR vs @MoTownPhenom I Expect A Great Display Of MMA & Sportsmanship. Leave It All On](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DbR45YAVwAI2moT.jpg:large)
Tony Ferguson on Twitter: "Best Of Fight To The Competitors #UFCFightNight Atlantic City - Side Note: @EdsonBarbozaJR vs @MoTownPhenom I Expect A Great Display Of MMA & Sportsmanship. Leave It All On
![Midnight Mania! Kevin Lee no longer wants Tony Ferguson rematch because it would be too easy - MMAmania.com Midnight Mania! Kevin Lee no longer wants Tony Ferguson rematch because it would be too easy - MMAmania.com](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/E6Y0_cacCljyvUUa7hi0IbRoi_8=/0x0:3048x2083/1200x800/filters:focal(567x543:1053x1029)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69756342/858856410.0.jpg)
Midnight Mania! Kevin Lee no longer wants Tony Ferguson rematch because it would be too easy - MMAmania.com
![UFC 256 medical suspensions: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno, Tony Ferguson among seven facing lengthy suspensions - MMA Fighting UFC 256 medical suspensions: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno, Tony Ferguson among seven facing lengthy suspensions - MMA Fighting](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Mr-9FzkzWRGIgz-MwFudTMTOPW4=/0x0:5049x3366/1200x800/filters:focal(1379x473:2185x1279)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68547695/UFC_256__Figueiredo_v_Moreno_20201212_JB_0022.0.jpg)
UFC 256 medical suspensions: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno, Tony Ferguson among seven facing lengthy suspensions - MMA Fighting
![Tony Ferguson claims Khabib Nurmagomedov should be stripped of his title after pulling out of UFC 249 Tony Ferguson claims Khabib Nurmagomedov should be stripped of his title after pulling out of UFC 249](https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/thenational/FGAZ5XU3SNGWPHHZ6TSPW34DUU.jpg)
Tony Ferguson claims Khabib Nurmagomedov should be stripped of his title after pulling out of UFC 249
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Tony Ferguson makes 'no excuses' in first statement since losing to Charles Oliveira at UFC 256 - MMA Fighting
![Justin Gaethje brutalizes Tony Ferguson, wins interim lightweight title with fifth-round TKO - MMA Fighting Justin Gaethje brutalizes Tony Ferguson, wins interim lightweight title with fifth-round TKO - MMA Fighting](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/I8hGchaZVZrmI44JYX4FLdUdu20=/0x0:4863x3427/1400x933/filters:focal(2495x405:3273x1183):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66776178/1223922979.jpg.0.jpg)
Justin Gaethje brutalizes Tony Ferguson, wins interim lightweight title with fifth-round TKO - MMA Fighting
UFC: Conor McGregor can beat Tony Ferguson but has no chance vs Khabib, says Eddie Alvarez | South China Morning Post
![Justin Gaethje beats Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 to set up Khabib Nurmagomedov bout - Irish Mirror Online Justin Gaethje beats Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 to set up Khabib Nurmagomedov bout - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article22003042.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_UFC-249-Ferguson-v-Gaethje.jpg)
Justin Gaethje beats Tony Ferguson at UFC 249 to set up Khabib Nurmagomedov bout - Irish Mirror Online
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