UFC champ Islam Makhachev exposes previous Khabib competitor was his dream battle
January 13, 2025 5:45 pm ET
UFC light-weight champ Islam Makhachev when hoped he might settle among Khabib Nurmagomedov's competitions.
Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson (25-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC) saw 5 arranged bouts ditched, and the set never ever wound up settling their beef that covered a number of years.
Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) exposed that he wished to action in and take the Ferguson battle himself, even if of how dominant "El Cucuy" when was throughout a 12-fight winning streak.
"My sibling Khabib expected to combat with Tony Ferguson like 5 times," Makhachev stated in an interview with Adin Ross. "They both had injuries, the battle was canceled 5 times, and my dream (was) to eliminate this guy that minute, due to the fa...