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Tony Ferguson vs. Cowboy Cerrone Holds the Key to Multiple UFC Blockbusters

UFC 238 will feature two title fights atop the card, but sandwiched in the middle of the stacked main card is a lightweight affair that is equal part exciting and important for the lightweight division. Former interim champion and No. 2-ranked contender Tony Ferguson takes on No. 4-ranked Donald Cerrone.

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 02:  (L-R) Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia and Tony Ferguson face off during the UFC 209 Ultimate Media Day inside TMobile Arena on March 2, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brandon Magnus/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

As Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier prepare to unify the belts later this year, the UFC 238 matchup has all the makings of a No. 1-contendership bout. It very well could be just that, but that’s not the only marquee bout that is at stake on Saturday.