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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson is one fight that almost every fight fan wanted to see. The two were scheduled to fight a total of five times. However, the fight was always interrupted by either injuries, travel restrictions, or medical problems.

Soon after Khabib’s retirement, Ferguson has been trolling him and trying to book a fight against the eagle. In his most recent dig, the fighter posted an edited image of himself elbowing Khabib Nurmagomedov in the face. The Russian’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, did not let this slide and took to Twitter to slam Ferguson.

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He wrote, “you only can do this with Photoshop,” and added laughing emoticons in the tweet as well.

This wasn’t the only exchange that Ali Abdelaziz had with Tony Ferguson. He also slammed ‘El Cucuy’ for wanting attention on the post that Ferguson made of himself and Nurmagomedov as The Ultimate Fighter coaches.

The two rivals are rumored to be the coaches for The Ultimate Fighter’s next season, and Dana White also encouraged this idea. However, there has been no official confirmation from either party as of yet.

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This could finally settle the beef that these two have been having for years and can give the fans a glimpse of the competition they were dying to see.

Khabib Nurmagomedov on being rival coaches with Tony Ferguson for TUF

In a recent interview, Khabib Nurmagomedov opened up about his thoughts on being a part of UFC’s, The Ultimate Fighter, against Tony Ferguson

“I like this idea, honestly. I like this idea, we can do some stuff. Because right now, not too many big stars in UFC right now. Even myself I’m finished (in the UFC),” said Khabib Nurmagomedov to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.

He added, “if me and Tony are gonna be Ultimate Fighter coaches, I think they can create some good content, you know?”

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Nurmagomedov is indeed a dedicated coach now, having coached many Dagestani fighters in the UFC. After retiring, he coached fighters such as Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov, and Sayid Izagakhmaev. Nurmagomedov’s former coach, Javier Mendez, also likes the idea of ‘The Eagle’ coaching against Furguson for TUF’s next season.

Do you think we will get to witness a Khabib vs. Ferguson version of The Ultimate Fighter? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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