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Brian Ortega likes Tony Ferguson’s chances against Khabib but says he will get the job done if ‘El Cucuy’ can’t

Tony Ferguson might be the underdog, but many fighters are giving the UFC veteran a legitimate chance at beating undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in their all but confirmed title bout in early 2020.

The latest fighter to credit Ferguson is top-five UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega, who believes Ferguson’s jiu jitsu could pose all kind of problems for the top-heavy Nurmagomedov, who is considered one, if not the, greatest wrestlers in the UFC.

With that said, if Ferguson isn’t up to task, ‘T-City’ feels he is more than capable of getting the job done himself, as the 28-year-old believes he has the perfect style to shut down Khabib’s offense.