The following season of “The Final Fighter” is across the nook, however the coaches have but to be formally named.
In accordance with the previous UFC interim light-weight champion Tony Ferguson, he was not solely contacted a couple of teaching function within the upcoming thirty first season of the truth competitors sequence anticipated to movie quickly, however given a selection of who he could be teaching in opposition to.
Since Ferguson’s first selection of retired UFC Corridor of Famer Khabib Nurmagomedov has utterly stepped away from the game, his subsequent selection is the previous two-division champion, Conor McGregor.
Ferguson’s assertion on social media comes only a day after McGregor stated he was supplied to teach the present, to which he stated, “I prefer it.”
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Ferguson made his first huge splash by profitable Season 13 of TUF with Crew Lesnar in 2011. On his run to the TUF crown, Ferguson stopped all of his opponents: Justin Edwards, Ryan McGillivray, Chuck O’Neil, and Ramsey Nijem within the finale.
McGregor has TUF expertise as properly, though not as a fighter.
McGregor coached reverse Urijah Faber on Season 22 in 2015, however didn’t face his rival coach within the octagon. The coaches of every group have typically fought on the conclusion of the season, however McGregor was lined as much as unify the featherweight title in opposition to then-champion Jose Aldo.
If Ferguson and McGregor find yourself teaching in opposition to each other on Season 31 of the present, it’s unclear if the 2 will meet contained in the octagon. The brand new season is anticipated to broadcast later this spring.
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Images: Conor McGregor via the years
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Images: Tony Ferguson via the years
