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Dana White Confirms Tony Ferguson Will Fight Someone Else At UFC 254 After Dustin Poirier Cancellation

Dana White Confirms Tony Ferguson Will Fight Someone Else At UFC 254 After Dustin Poirier Cancellation

Ferguson vs. Poirier is dead in the waters.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Tony Ferguson is set to feature on the stacked UFC 254 card despite the cancellation of his proposed fight against Dustin Poirier.

A blockbuster lightweight clash between Ferguson and Poirier was reported to co-headline next month's huge pay-per-event.

But 'The Diamond' failed to reach terms with the UFC who nixed the highly-anticipated bout.

However, 'El Cucuy' will remain on the card as Dana White plans to book him against another fighter.

When asked if he was trying to salvage Ferguson vs. Poirier, the UFC president replied: "No, we're not even trying to salvage it."

He added: "We're getting another fight. It'll happen (with a different opponent for Ferguson)."

No.5 ranked UFC lightweight Dan Hooker and No.11 ranked UFC lightweight Beneil Dariush could be potential opponents for Ferguson.

They have both called for the fight against the No.3 ranked UFC lightweight on social media.

The ex-UFC interim lightweight title holder hasn't fought since his crushing defeat to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 in April.

Poirier, meanwhile, rebounded from his title defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov by beating Hooker in a 'Fight of the Year' contender.

But he won't be returning to action next month.

"UFC and I didn't come to terms," he told ESPN. "I will not be fighting on Oct. 24.

"I just need to be compensated if they want this fight," he continued. "Simple as that.

"I'm a prize fighter and the prize needs to be right."

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Image: PA
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A lightweight unification showdown between champion Nurmagomedov and interim champion Gaethje will serve as the main-event of UFC 254.

The October 24 event will take place on 'Fight Island' in Abu Dhabi.

Featured Image Credit: ESPN/jamescdzn

Topics: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, UFC News, Tony Ferguson, Fight News, UFC, MMA, Dana White

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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