At UFC 242 on Saturday night, Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Dustin Poirier to retain his lightweight title. The win was Nurmagomedov’s 12th in a row in the UFC and immediately had fans discussing where Khabib ranks among the all-time greats of the sport. But there was one person who was not impressed with his performance: the man he will likely be facing next, Tony Ferguson.
Speaking with ESPN yesterday, Ferguson discussed Nurmagomedov’s performance at UFC 242 calling it lazy and one-dimensional.
“Lazy. One-dimensional,” Tony Ferguson said. “Nothing against him, both guys did awesome fight week.