Tony Ferguson Reacts To Khabib Fight Cancellation

By now the full burden of today’s disappointing news that the interim lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson in the co-main event of tomorrow’s (Sat., March 4, 2017) UFC 209 from Las Vegas had been cancelled, and none felt the harrowing situation’s weight more than the surging “El Cucuy.”

No. 2-ranked Ferguson, who was the consensus top contender along with Nurmagomedov for champion Conor McGregor‘s belt thanks to nine consecutive wins, could have blasted Khabib after their bad blood-hyped buildup to the fight. But “El Cucuy” actually did the opposite, offering the following classy tweet that seemed to have the most genuine of intentions:

@TeamKhabib I Hope U Feel Better Khabib, I Pray For Your Recovery, I Mean It, Get Better #Road2Gold #TonyFergusonMMA #UFC209 @ufc @danawhite

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) March 3, 2017

Ferguson seems extremely understanding after both of them had each pulled out of one of their two previously scheduled meetings. He was set to finally capitalize on his biggest-ever UFC fight by far, and now it remains uncertain if he will ever get his bout with “The Eagle.”

But he’s not going to let that get him down. Ferguson appeared at today’s UFC 209 ceremonial weigh-ins to address the situation to Octagon commentator Joe Rogan courtesy of MMAFighting.com:

Ferguson kept up with his positivity, saying everything happens for a reason and urging fans to still respect Nurmagomedov, the UFC, and the rest of the fighters on UFC 209 tomorrow night:

“I thought it was just a nightmare man; something worse than ‘El Cucuy.’ It’s just some shitty stuff we had to go through. No disrespect to Khabib or the UFC, but everything happens for a reason. This is a fighters’ sport, so I want everyone of you to give love for the UFC and give love to Khabib, and I really want you guys to buy this pay-per-view, because the rest of the fucking card is amazing!”