LAS VEGAS – While Islam Makhachev isn’t exactly the calling out type, he had a name ready following his UFC 259 win on Saturday night: Tony Ferguson . Makhachev, the longtime friend and training partner of Khabib Nurmagomedov, said he wants to take the fight that the reigning lightweight champion saw dissolve five times before – and that he wants to make a statement with a win over “El Cucuy.” “My dream fight is Tony because we have some deal with him, like a couple years now,” Makhachev told reporters, including MMA Junkie, following his UFC 259 win over Drew Dober at the UFC Apex. “He’s still, like, pressuring Khabib. I don’t understand this guy, but I want to just help him retire. He is old. His mind is a little bit crazy
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Islam Makhachev calls out Tony Ferguson: ‘I want to just help him retire’ – MMA Junkie