Tony Ferguson is not giving up in his efforts to lure retired UFC rival Khabib Nurmagomedov back into the cage.
Ferguson, who fights Li Jingliang at UFC 279 this Saturday, has continued to call out bitter rival Nurmagomedov despite the Russian officially retiring from fighting last year. The pair were first scheduled to fight seven years ago, but the cursed matchup was cancelled five times and it seems unlikely they will ever meet in the octagon.
With Nurmagomedov insisting he will never fight again, Ferguson suggested the pair should be opposing coaches on the UFC's reality television programme The Ultimate Fighter. Nothing has come of the proposed idea but Ferguson is still confident he can get 'The Eagle' out of retirement.
