User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 290: Night of Intersecting Feelings, Review./@comment-5268982-20120707105512/@comment-5268982-20120707110848

Well, it was not actually "revealed" that Sting and Natsu will fight, it was more of a feeling Sting had rather than a confirmed fact. Still I hope that we'll see that fight! And, about Lucy, maybe she won't fight but she can participate in another event that requires combat skills, who knows.