In his autobiography, Khabib Nurmagomedov accepts Tony Ferguson was the only reason he came back from his retirement

In his autobiography, Khabib Nurmagomedov accepts Tony Ferguson was the only reason he came back from his retirement

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson is the most cursed fight in the history of MMA, this fight was booked 5 times and was canceled every single time, even now that Khabib is retired the rivalry between these two is far from over, and these two occasionally fire shots at each other.

Tony Ferguson is booked to face Beneil Dariush and coming off a two-fight skid, Tony has promised Beneil that he will show him how dangerous he is and he also holds a grudge against him after he helped out Justin Gaethje to prepare against Tony, in the press conference Tony once again fired shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Tony Ferguson Beneil Dariush
Tony Ferguson and Beneil Dariush

So it is clear that Tony still holds the desire to compete against him. Khabib’s autobiography recently surfaced and it had an amazing story that Tony was the reason why Khabib didn’t retire earlier and came back inside the octagon after a horrifying injury. Khabib Nurmagomedov recently claimed that he never considered Tony to be an elite fighter, but this statement says otherwise.

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‘The Eagle’ wrote, “Sometimes I felt certain gratitude towards the guy. I have already written that my desire to return after three of severe injuries and having almost decided to end my career was ignited because of my overwhelming impulse to meet El Cucuy and punch him on the head so that he would look at life differently.”

“That was the way it was. The possibility of finally silencing this poorly brought up dude became one of the main reasons for my returning to the cage,” Khabib further added. “I have a set of emotions towards this guy like those that would flood me in the streets of Makhachkala at the age of sixteen or twenty when I saw in front of me an impudent lout who was boasting how strong he was.”

“I never had missed the opportunity to thrash such a smarta** and at the same time to check which of his claims about his abilities was true. So I looked at Ferguson and continue to do so with eyes full of sarcasm and anger. I assure you that my attitude promised nothing good for Tony,” wrote Nurmagomedov. (h/t EssentialySports.com)

Khabib Nurmagomedov said Tony Ferguson’s behavior and poor conduct made him a mere nonentity

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson

Khabib explained how Tony’s bad conduct always bothered him, and the reason he acted all tough was the main motivation wanting to beat him up. He also said that it was because of this kind of behavior he considered to be a mere nonentity.

He said, “For some reason, he was abusive from the very beginning of our interaction, not being embarrassed at all with the expressions he used. I quickly realized that it was a way of asserting himself. What for? I could not understand it. Yes, of course, what is called trash talk is an aspect of the to and fro at the UFC, but Ferguson immediately began to transgress all reasonable boundaries.

“He is definitely a great athlete. However, a completely mediocre upbringing and the behavior it has generated makes him sometimes merely a nonentity,” added ‘The Dagestani’.

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