UFC 249: Watch Khabib Nurmagomedov Kick Tony Ferguson’s Interim Belt Off The Stage

Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson have had five, fights booked now to date, four of which have fallen through. So, it shouldn’t be all that surprising that some issues between the lightweight stars have developed, which was evident at Friday’s UFC 249 presser.

Khabib kick’s Tony’s interim belt off the stage

Ferguson is scheduled to face the lightweight champ at UFC 249, which will go down on April 18th in Brooklyn, New York. In advance of Saturday’s UFC 248 card in Vegas, the promotion held a presser to promote the upcoming bout.

Well, Ferguson came out firing verbal shots right out of the gate, and as the presser wore on, it was clear Khabib was losing patience with “El Cucuy”. When it was time to faceoff for cameras, Ferguson put his interim belt down, and wanted the champ to do the same. As you can see in the clip below, Nurmagomedov wasn’t having any of it.

UFC 249 line-up

Here is the complete line-up for UFC 249, which is taking place in Brooklyn, New York (line-up via MMA Mania).

UFC 249 PPV Main Event On ESPN+:
155 lbs.: UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson

UFC 249 PPV Co-Main Event On ESPN+:
115 lbs.: Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas

UFC 249 PPV Main Card, Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN2):
185 lbs.: Uriah Hall vs. Ronaldo Souza
265 lbs.: Ben Rothwell vs. Gian Villante
155 lbs.: Ottman Azaitar vs. Khama Worthy
145 lbs.: Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens
265 lbs.: Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Ciryl Gane
135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Sarah Moras
170 lbs.: Lyman Good vs. Belal Muhammad
185 lbs.: Makhmud Muradov vs. Karl Roberson

*Fight card, bout order and the amount of matches subject to change.