McGregor x Ferguson could happen in December (Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/Montagem SL)
Apparently, the duel between Conor McGregor e Tony Ferguson is close to getting an official date. According to Dana White, president of Ultimate, although the plans are to bring the Irishman to current status in his home country, the confrontation between the linear and interim lightweight champion should take place at the organization's last event in 2017, at UFC 219, which will be hosted in Las Vegas (USA), on December 30th.
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“Croke Park (in Ireland) would be ideal, but we will probably do McGregor v Ferguson in Las Vegas. We want to do an event in Croke Park, but we haven't done anything with Conor there yet because we can't organize it. They have a problem with curfews and noise restrictions,” Dana revealed in an interview with the “Pardon My Take” podcast.
UFC Lightweight Champion, Conor McGregor he hasn't even put his belt on the line: he hasn't worked in MMA since November 2016, when he won the title by knocking out Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. In the company since 2013, he has nine wins and just one loss at home, including the historic knockout of 13 seconds in José Aldo, in December 2015, which won him the featherweight belt.
Ferguson, in turn, won the interim role in October, when he finished Kevin Lee in the main fight of UFC 216. El Cucuy, as he is known, has been undefeated for over five years, having racked up an incredible ten-fight winning streak, including names like Rafael dos Anjos, Edson Barboza, Josh thomson and Gleison Tibau.
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