From Tony’s IG. “Business Trippin.” pic.twitter.com/nIMu29Oz7k
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) November 29, 2019
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UFC: Tony Ferguson signs agreement to face Khabib, making fight official for April 18
- ‘El Cucuy’ flies in to Las Vegas with representatives to meet UFC executives on Friday
- Fight is on for the fifth time, after falling apart on four occasions going back to 2015
UFC president Dana White stands between Tony Ferguson (right) and Khabib Nurmagomedov in March 2017. Photo: AP
It’s on – Tony Ferguson has signed his fight agreement to face Khabib Nurmagomedov on April 18.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib’s manager Ali Abdelaziz had posted his fighter’s signed agreement earlier this week for a headline bout in Brooklyn, meaning all that was left was for “El Cucuy” to sign his.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported on Friday night the fight is now official, after Ferguson and his representatives from Ballengee Group flew in to Las Vegas to meet UFC executives.
Ferguson posted a picture on his Instagram story from what appeared to be private jet, with the caption “business trippin”.
Ferguson (26-3) and Khabib (28-0) are riding 12-fight win streaks in the UFC. It is the fifth time the UFC has booked this match-up, which has fallen apart four times, going back to 2015.
Khabib withdrew in 2015 and 2017 because of injury and weight cut issues, with Ferguson getting injured in 2016 and 2018.
That fourth fight was set to crown the new lightweight champion, after Conor McGregor was stripped of the belt for inactivity.
But interim champion Ferguson injured his knee in a freak accident during fight week, and was stripped of his interim belt.