#5 Tony Ferguson (24-3) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0)
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I know what you’re wondering, why are Ferguson and Nurmagomedov clubbed together? Isn’t it obvious? Nurmagomedov may be freakishly good but he can’t be termed as the best until he beats ‘El Cucuy’.
Both Lightweight standouts are on an 11-fight win streak in the UFC and are destined to face each other to determine the unequivocal champ. They have essentially cleaned out the entire division barring each other, and every fan knows the next logical step.
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The highly-anticipated showdown has been canceled four times in the past but it could finally see the light of the day. Ferguson never lost the interim title and Khabib is the undefeated man of the hour; for god’s sake, BOOK IT UFC!
It doesn’t matter that Max Holloway and Conor McGregor are waiting on the fringes for a shot at Khabib; El Cucuy vs. The Eagle needs to happen.