This is how you sell a fight.
A full six weeks before their April 18 UFC 249 headliner, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov showed up in Las Vegas to promote the bout. Joined by UFC boss Dana White, the lightweight fighters took the stage for a news conference that coincided with the UFC 248 weigh-ins at T-Mobile Arena.
After trading verbal barbs for 30 minutes or so, the pair squared off for a staredown.
Nurmagomedov, the undefeated lightweight champion, carried his belt to the stage. Ferguson also brought his.