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White confirmed the fight Nurmagomedov and Ferguson without spectators

3/24/2020, 6:33:34 AM

President of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White said that the fight between the champion of the organization in the lightweight champion Russian Khabib Nurmagomedov and American Tony Ferguson.


“There will be no fans. This is a private event, ”Yahoo! Sports

The title fight between Nurmagomedov and Ferguson was supposed to be held on April 18 in New York as part of the main event of the UFC 249 tournament, but was postponed due to the spread of coronavirus. Nurmagomedov won 28 victories over his career and did not suffer a single defeat. On the account of the American 25 battles won and three lost.

Earlier, White said that he had found a place for the battle of Nurmagomedov and Ferguson.