Khabib Nurmagomedov might be the betting favorite over Tony Ferguson heading into their highly anticipated lightweight title fight at UFC 223, but coach Rashad Holloway believes ‘El Cucuy’ will shock the world with a knockout on April 7.
”The thing with Tony is he can win anyway. The last camp [for UFC 216] I felt a submission, but this one [vs Khabib], I see a knockout,” Ferguson’s striking coach told Abhinav Kini of the International Business Times UK in a recent interview.
Ferguson and Khabib, who are considered the crème de la crème of the lightweight division, have been booked to fight on three separate occasions in the past but a series injuries and weight cutting complications led to those bouts falling through.