Graeme McDonnell 
UFC President Dana White told the “Toucher And Rich” radio show that UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will face Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223.
White didn’t reveal if Conor McGregor will be stripped of the undisputed UFC lightweight belt as has been rumoured in the past week.
Dana White on our show confirmed that Khabib vs. Ferguson is indeed on for UFC 223 in Brooklyn. #UFC
— Toucher & Hardy (@toucherandhardy) January 17, 2018
You can listen to the show here or in the player below. Dana White talking Ferguson vs Khabib starts at around 24:00 in.
UFC 223 is set to take place at The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on 7th April 2018.
