Michael Bisping believes that Khabib Nurmagomedov will end retirement and face Tony Ferguson if he coaches in The Ultimate Fighter.
Nurmagomedov and Ferguson have been rivals for several years and have been set to meet in the past but a fight has never materialised. The Russian star retired from the promotion in 2020 as an undefeated champion having never settled his rivalry with his American foe.
However UFC legend Bisping believes the drama created during The Ultimate Fighter competition over a long spell could "poke the bear" and see Nurmagomedov exit retirement. “I’ve coached the Ultimate Fighter twice. So I know first hand what that process is like, and let me tell you when you’re around your opponent so much, you want nothing more than to strangle them," Bisping said during a video on his YouTube channel. "You want nothing more than to get paid a ton of money to beat them up.