You know it’s a bad sign when UFC President Dana White refers to Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson as “the fight that got away.”
For those who hoped to see the the highly anticipated and frequently canceled fight rebooked this year, the UFC executive didn’t offer much encouragement during a Reddit Q&A on Wednesday afternoon.
Asked how confident he is in seeing the fight in 2020, White wrote, “Not very. I’m afraid what will happen if we try to make that fight happen again.”
Fans and MMA observers collectively groaned again earlier this month when the coronavirus pandemic led to the fifth cancelation of the matchup, the main event of UFC 249 on April 18.