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Dana White Reveals Potential Tony Ferguson Vs Dustin Poirier Fight Date, Would Feature On Huge UFC Card

Dana White Reveals Potential Tony Ferguson Vs Dustin Poirier Fight Date, Would Feature On Huge UFC Card

Khabib Nurmagomedov has already hinted that he would welcome a challenge from Tony Ferguson should he defeat Dustin Poirier in a fight.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Dana White has teased that the showdown between Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson could feature alongside Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje at UFC 254.

Lightweight champ Khabib, 31, will make his long-awaited UFC return on 24th October when he takes on interim champ Gaethje in a unification bout.

According to BJ Penn, UFC already has plans to bolster the card with the addition of Poirier vs Ferguson.

When White was asked if UFC 254 could be the home of the super-fight, the smiling UFC president responded: "Probably."

Poirier, who lost to Khabib at UFC 242 last September, successfully defeated Dan Hooker by unanimous decision at a UFC event in June.

The 31-year-old UFC star has since taken to Twitter to react to White's tease over a fight between the 'Diamond' and 'Ferguson.'

Ferguson, 36, hasn't fought since his eight-year undefeated streak came to an end in his shock defeat to Gaethje at UFC 249 in May.

'El Cucuy' was initially scheduled to face Khabib in April, but their mega-fight fell through for the fifth time due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

But the 'Eagle' has suggested that Ferguson could earn himself back into the title picture with a victory over Poirier.

UFC 254 is expected to feature a middleweight bout between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier.

And UFC is also planning to put the featherweight fight between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Yair Rodriguez on the card.

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Topics:Β Dustin Poirier, UFC News, MMA News, El Cucuy, Tony Ferguson, UFC, MMA, Dana White

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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