“We are talking about organizing a number tournament in Russia in the spring of 2020. Let's see what the UFC will stop at. At the moment, Ferguson is considered as a rival, ”TASS quotes Magomedov.

On the night of September 7-8, at the UFC 242 tournament in Abu Dhabi, Nurmagomedov defeated Dustin Porye with a strangulation in the third round and defended his UFC lightweight champion title for the second time in his career.

Recall, the head of UFC Dana White said that he intends to organize the title duel between Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson.

Earlier, Nurmagomedov said that he began to prepare for a battle with Ferguson.