The Ultimate Fighting Championship has attempted to match Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov on four separate occasions without success, with a mix of injuries and failed weight cuts forcing the promotion to scrap the bout each time.
Despite UFC President Dana White claiming the promotion would never match them again, the fight could finally come to fruition later this year after Nurmagomedov serves his nine-month suspension for his involvement in the post-UFC 229 brawl.
Ferguson was meant to fight Nurmagomedov as part of UFC 223 in April last year for the vacant lightweight belt.