Khabib and Ferguson face each other

Khabib (left) and Ferguson (right) are separated by Dana White (Photo: Juan Cardenas/ Getty Images)

Khabib (left) and Ferguson (right) are separated by Dana (Photo: Juan Cardenas/ Getty Images)

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The lightweight fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov e Tony Ferguson It may not be the main fight of UFC 209, but it is certainly the fight with the most provocations. Last Thursday (19), during an event to promote the show, the two athletes faced each other for the first time and had to be separated by the president of Ultimate, Dana White.

Nurmagomedov and Ferguson will fight, on March 4, for the interim lightweight belt – the linear title belongs to Conor McGregor. The Irishman asked the UFC for some time to dedicate himself to the birth of his first child, so the Russian and the American will compete for the right to face him when “Notorious” returns to the Octagon.

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The main fight of UFC 209 will be between Tyron woodley e Stephen Thompson, winning the welterweight title, currently with Woodley. The duel will be a rematch from UFC 205, when the two ended up drawing – in this case, the belt remains with the champion. The look between the two was friendly.