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Tony Ferguson wants the Dustin Poirier fight and hopes the UFC will pay him more. Poirier spoke to ESPN and said he and the UFC could not come to terms and recently, Dana White said they would be looking for a new opponent for Ferguson. “The UFC and I …
Tony Ferguson wants the Dustin Poirier fight and hopes the UFC will pay him more. Poirier spoke to ESPN and said he and the UFC could not come to terms and recently, Dana White said they would be looking for a new opponent for Ferguson. “The UFC and I didn’t come to terms,” Poirier told […]
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Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has suggested his eagerly anticipated fight against Tony Ferguson is back on. Poirier was expected to face off against ‘El Cuccy’ at UFC 254 on October 24 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Dana White had got fans excited about the possible match-up after confirming to media Poirier was “probably” […]
Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has suggested his eagerly anticipated fight against Tony Ferguson is back on.
Poirier was expected to face off against ‘El Cuccy’ at UFC 254 on October 24 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Dana White had got fans excited about the possible match-up after confirming to media Poirier was “probably” the man who would welcome Ferguson back to the Octagon for the first time since his lopsided loss against Justin Gaethje at UFC 249.
Unfortunately, last week thing his a snag. Poirier revealed negotiations where currently being held up as the UFC refused to meet his asking price for the fight, he said.
“I’m in. I just need to be compensated if they want this fight. Simple as that I’m a prize fighter and the prize needs to be right.”
Speaking with ESPN MMA reporter, Ariel Helwani on Thursday (September 10), Poirier confirmed his targeted pairing with Ferguson was put on the backburner.
“UFC and I did not come to terms. I will not be fighting on October 24.”
Things seem to have changed for the better over the weekend. Poirier took to social media on Monday morning with a much more positive message regarding his fight against Ferguson, he wrote.
“Tony’s the type of guy who would manage his opponent and get him a new contract for the fight to happen.”
Poirier is coming off an impressive win over Dan Hooker. ‘The Diamond’ went to war with his opponent and emerged victoriously after five rounds of fighting. Prior to that he lost a lightweight unification fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 in September 2019.
Ferguson snapped his 12-fight winning run last time out, suffering a fifth round TKO loss at the hands of Gaethje. Prior to that he was the certified lightweight number one contender for year. During his prolonged win streak ‘El Cucuy’ picked up wins over the likes of Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone, Kevin Lee, Rafael Dos Anjos and Edson Barboza. He was only denied a shot at lightweight king Nurmagomedov by pure bad luck.
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Ben Askren has been keeping himself relevant since retiring around this time last year, and he’s got someone else to say some choice words about. As we’ve heard, Dustin Poirier versus Tony Ferguson is no longer happening. This started when Poirier had the following to say to ESPN yesterday: “I’m in. I’m at American Top […]
Ben Askren has been keeping himself relevant since retiring around this time last year, and he’s got someone else to say some choice words about. As we’ve heard, Dustin Poirier versus Tony Ferguson is no longer happening.
This started when Poirier had the following to say to ESPN yesterday:
“I’m in. I’m at American Top Team. I just need to be compensated if they want this fight, simple as that. I’m a prize fighter and the prize needs to be right.”
He then told ESPN earlier today that the negotiations didn’t work out:
“UFC and I didn’t come to terms. I will not be fighting on Oct. 24.”
ESPN also reported that Poirier will be heading home to Lafayette, Louisiana next week. This is incredibly unfortunate considering how great of a card this is, hopefully they can figure something out.
Former multiple-time Bellator and ONE Championship Welterweight Champion Ben Askren had some input to add to this situation.
“Dumb, Poirier could’ve gained a ton by winning this fight. Gotta bet on the home team sometimes.”
It’d be a true shame if they don’t end up working this out. Dana White stated that this was a backup for the title fight on the card, in case anything should happen, and it’s pretty obviously a No. 1 contender fight.
With everything Poirier’s done in his career, from the wars he had with Anthony Pettis, Eddie Alvarez twice, Justin Gaethje, Cub Swanson, Chan Sung Jung, Max Holloway, Dan Hooker, to everyone he’s knocked out, he deserves to be paid accordingly.
He’s improved so much throughout his career, from coming to the UFC and battering Josh Grispi, who everyone thought was the future, to everything he’s done since. Poirier’s one of the very best fighters on the entire planet.
If they end up working this issue out, which they should becuase of everything Poirier’s done for them, we’ll have an incredible night of fights to look forward to. The fight card as of now is posted below:
Khabib Nurmagomedov (28-0) vs. Justin Gaethje (22-2)
*Dustin Poirier (26-6) 1 NC vs. Tony Ferguson (25-4)*
Robert Whittaker (21-5) vs. Jared Cannonier (13-4)
Alexander Volkov (31-8) vs. Walt Harris (13-8) 1 NC
Zabit Magomedsharipov (18-1) vs. Yair Rodriguez (13-2) 1 NC
Umar Nurmagomedov (12-0) vs. Sergey Morozov (16-3)
Rafael dos Anjos (29-13) vs. Islam Makhachev (18-1)
Magomed Ankalaev (14-1) vs. Ion Cutelaba (15-5) 1 NC II
Cynthia Calvillo (9-1-1) vs. Lauren Murphy (13-4)
Da Un Jung (13-2) vs. Sam Alvey (33-14) 1 NC
Liana Jojua (8-3) vs. Miranda Maverick (7-2)
Dustin Poirier told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Thursday that his scheduled Oct. 24 UFC lightweight fight against Tony Ferguson has been called off because of a financial disagreement…
Dustin Poirier told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Thursday that his scheduled Oct. 24 UFC lightweight fight against Tony Ferguson has been called off because of a financial disagreement…
Dustin Poirier has explained why a rumoured fight with Tony Ferguson is not yet official. ‘The Diamond’ is holding out for more money to face off against Ferguson in one of the biggest fights 2020 has to offer. ‘El Cucuy’ has apparently verbally agreed to a deal for the fight. He is ready and willing […]
Dustin Poirier has explained why a rumoured fight with Tony Ferguson is not yet official. ‘The Diamond’ is holding out for more money to face off against Ferguson in one of the biggest fights 2020 has to offer.
‘El Cucuy’ has apparently verbally agreed to a deal for the fight. He is ready and willing to sign a contract but Poirier is still negotiating with the UFC ahead of the bout which is targeted for UFC 254 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi next month.
In an interview with ESPN Poirier opened up about the ongoing fight negotiations and his desire to be properly compensated for such a significant fight.
“I’m in. I just need to be compensated if they want this fight. Simple as that.” Poirier said. “I’m a prize fighter and the prize needs to be right.”
Speaking to press post-fight at UFC Vegas 7 White revealed Ferguson has a fight lined up and answered “probably” when a reporter speculated the opponent for Ferguson’s return would be Poirier.
A few days later and White was chatting to media when the topic of Ferguson vs. Poirier came up once again. This time White was asked if the fight would take place at UFC 254, he replied again by saying “probably”.
Since then there has been no public discussions or announcements about the fight. Some fans are growing concerned that a deal may not come to fruition with just over a month until the night of the event.
If they do make the match-up it will be Ferguson’s first since suffering a lopsided loss to Gaethje at UFC 249 in May. The loss was Ferguson’s first defeat since 2012 and snapped the longest winning streak in UFC lightweight history.
Before losing to Gaethje Ferguson was in line to face lightweight champion Khahbib Nurmagomedov before the coronavirus pandemic derailed the match-up MMA fans have long craved. ‘El Cucuy’ holds high-profile wins over the likes of Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone, Kevin Lee, Edson Barboza and Rafael Dos Anjos.
His potential opponent, Poirier has some big wins of his own. ‘The Diamond’ has beat Gaethje, Eddie Alvarez, Max Holloway x2 and most recently picked up a huge win over fellow contender Dan Hooker. The two lightweight fighters went back-and-forth for five rounds earlier this year with Poirier picking up the unanimous decision win on the judges scorecards.
Do you think the UFC will be able to book Dustin Poirier vs. Tony Ferguson for UFC 254?
Dustin Poirier is already preparing for a Tony Ferguson matchup despite him not being offered the fight yet. Recently, Dana White revealed they are working on Ferguson’s next fight and said it will probably be against Dustin Poirier. Yet, “…
Dustin Poirier is already preparing for a Tony Ferguson matchup despite him not being offered the fight yet. Recently, Dana White revealed they are working on Ferguson’s next fight and said it will probably be against Dustin Poirier. Yet, “The Diamond” has said he still has yet to be offered the fight despite the promotions […]
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