Filed under: News , UFC Behind all the Twitter sparring between Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov , the UFC tried to book the pair a fourth time. In the latest edition of the UFC’s “Watch List” series, UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby reveals the promotion offered Nurmagomedov (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) a fight with Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC) at UFC 217. When Nurmagomedov didn’t take the fight, Kevin Lee (16-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) got the spot, but next week as UFC 216’s headliner in Las Vegas. “Just to clear things up, a fight was offered to Nurmagomedov on Nov. 4 (at UFC 217), and at that point, we were trying to put cards together toward the end of the year,” UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby told UFC commentator Jon Anik
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