When Will El Cucuy Return?

steemsports (80)in #steemsports • 6 years ago

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A lot has happened since the initial 2015 scheduling of the two best lightweights in the world. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will be the biggest and best lightweight fight of all time, but these two guys can't seem to stop getting injured and in essence avoiding the inevitable.

The 155 pound division in essence has two interim champions in Khabib and Tony but they can't seem to fight each other. In any other sport it would be unacceptable, but these two men perform against every single opponent put in front of them.. and neither man has lost in over 5 years.

These are the two most dangerous men in the most dangerous division, it would be a shame if the fans never bear witness to such a matchup. It is key for both men to get healthy, stay healthy, and be the best they can be on fight night. It is an absolutely chaotic matchup...

...and just thinking about it gets me excited. The question in the title is one that shouldn't necessarily be posed, Tony will be back, and the better question is simply when. I hope to see Ferguson return sometime soon to the UFC cage, but he may need a warm up fight to be back in top 5 contention.

The injury El Cucuy sustained was somewhat serious. He basically tore his kneecap apart by tripping over a wire literally the week of the fight with Khabib. He looked in tremendous shape, and aside from all the strange workouts he does, Tony's never injured himself quite like this.

Khabib really only has trouble with his weight cuts, but I believe we will get this fight eventually. If Conor returns prior to either man, we may be able to see the real lightweight champion defend his belt.. but if we get Conor vs. either Khabib or Tony, expect utmost havoc!