BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » ufc brooklyn https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Off Guard: Ali Abdelaziz says getting Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson done was easy for UFC 249 https://www.badmma.com/off-guard-ali-abdelaziz-says-getting-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-tony-ferguson-done-was-easy-for-ufc-249.html https://www.badmma.com/off-guard-ali-abdelaziz-says-getting-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-tony-ferguson-done-was-easy-for-ufc-249.html#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:58:10 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/off-guard-ali-abdelaziz-says-getting-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-tony-ferguson-done-was-easy-for-ufc-249.html The stakes may be a lot higher in the fifth attempt to book the Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight, but Ali Abdelaziz says the process was smooth sailing. UFC lightweight champion Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC) will defend his title against Tony Ferguson (25-3 MMA, 15-1 UFC) at UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, N.Y., in a matchup that has been a long time coming. “It’s easy,” Abdelaziz told MMA Junkie. “Khabib has a really good contract. His job is to defend his belt against the best of the best.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/off-guard-ali-abdelaziz-says-getting-khabib-nurmagomedov-vs-tony-ferguson-done-was-easy-for-ufc-249.html/feed 0 MMA Junkie Radio #3006: McGregor vs. Cerrone, Khabib vs. Ferguson and more https://www.badmma.com/mma-junkie-radio-3006-mcgregor-vs-cerrone-khabib-vs-ferguson-and-more.html https://www.badmma.com/mma-junkie-radio-3006-mcgregor-vs-cerrone-khabib-vs-ferguson-and-more.html#comments Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:45:51 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/mma-junkie-radio-3006-mcgregor-vs-cerrone-khabib-vs-ferguson-and-more.html Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here! On episode 3,006 of the podcast, the guys break down the latest MMA news and notes, including Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone and Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson, and a lot more.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/mma-junkie-radio-3006-mcgregor-vs-cerrone-khabib-vs-ferguson-and-more.html/feed 0 Khabib Nurmagomedov a -250 favorite over Tony Ferguson ahead of UFC title fight – their fifth booking https://www.badmma.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-a-250-favorite-over-tony-ferguson-ahead-of-ufc-title-fight-their-fifth-booking.html https://www.badmma.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-a-250-favorite-over-tony-ferguson-ahead-of-ufc-title-fight-their-fifth-booking.html#comments Sat, 30 Nov 2019 15:45:45 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-a-250-favorite-over-tony-ferguson-ahead-of-ufc-title-fight-their-fifth-booking.html The third time’s supposed to be the charm, but a pair of the world’s best lightweights have gone above that already. UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0 MMA, 12-0 UFC) and former interim champ Tony Ferguson (25-3 MMA, 15-1 UFC) have been booked to fight four times already. They’ve had fights scrapped in each year from 2015-2018. Now they’ve put pen to paper for a fifth time, hoping this will be the one that sticks. Ferguson signed his end of the booking agreement late Friday and now will challenge for Nurmagomedov’s belt in April

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Khabib Nurmagomedov a -250 favorite over Tony Ferguson ahead of UFC title fight – their fifth booking – MMA Junkie

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