Conor McGregor decides to conquer new ground in funny advertisement for Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
UFC’s Dana White need not to worry, as the jewel of his stable is not going anywhere…for now.
McGregor’s latest jaunt into the world of advertisements sees him star alongside Hollywood actor Jon Lovitz (“The Wedding Singer”, “Little Nicky”) in a promo where he announces his intentions of becoming a jockey.
McGregor exhibits his trademark walk and style, looking every bit the part for the horseracing short.
If “The King of MMA” was looking to pursue new endeavors, what would be better than a venture into “the king of sports”.
The advert ends with “The Notorious” exchanging expletives with his “trainer” [Lovitz]:
“It’s M-M-A, ye f**kin’ gobshite!”
Irish poetry at it’s absolute finest.
With McGregor’s likely return to the octagon anticipated this summer, fans of the Dubliner will have to contend with this for the time being.
Potential candidates for a shot at the 155lb strap adorned by SBG’s finest include: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jose Aldo, Tony Ferguson, Nick Diaz and if the new 135lb champ is to have his way, Cody Garbrandt.
You can watch “The 13th Jockey of the Pegasus World Cup, Conor McGregor!”, below:
https://youtu.be/M47–fQDm8c
Conor McGregor decides to conquer new ground in funny advertisement for Pegasus World Cup Invitational.
UFC’s Dana White need not to worry, as the jewel of his stable is not going anywhere…for now.
McGregor’s latest jaunt into the world of advertisements sees him star alongside Hollywood actor Jon Lovitz (“The Wedding Singer”, “Little Nicky”) in a promo where he announces his intentions of becoming a jockey.
McGregor exhibits his trademark walk and style, looking every bit the part for the horseracing short.
If “The King of MMA” was looking to pursue new endeavors, what would be better than a venture into “the king of sports”.
The advert ends with “The Notorious” exchanging expletives with his “trainer” [Lovitz]:
“It’s M-M-A, ye f**kin’ gobshite!”
Irish poetry at it’s absolute finest.
With McGregor’s likely return to the octagon anticipated this summer, fans of the Dubliner will have to contend with this for the time being.
Potential candidates for a shot at the 155lb strap adorned by SBG’s finest include: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jose Aldo, Tony Ferguson, Nick Diaz and if the new 135lb champ is to have his way, Cody Garbrandt.
You can watch “The 13th Jockey of the Pegasus World Cup, Conor McGregor!”, below:
Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov has had a rough go when it comes to big opportunities. “The Eagle” sits at no. 1 in the 155-p…
Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov has had a rough go when it comes to big opportunities. “The Eagle” sits at no. 1 in the 155-pound division, but he yet to compete for the title.
“The Eagle” was expected to face Donald Cerrone at UFC 178, but a knee injury forced Nurmagomedov off the card. The bout was rescheduled for UFC 187, but he pulled out again due to the same knee issues. The Russian Sambo ace was then set to meet Tony Ferguson at the end of 2015, but he injured himself yet again.
At that point, Nurmagomedov’s future looked bleak. Fortunately for him, he was able to return in 2016 and had a TKO win over Darrell Horcher and a submission victory over Michael Johnson.
Nurmagomedov spoke to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to explain the current situation from his perspective:
“This is impossible [speaking about Ferguson wanting equal pay], (the) UFC never does this. Because I’m different, he’s different. He talks about (a) nine (fight) win streak, but I’m talking about (a) 24 (fight) win streak. Eight years (I’ve been) undefeated. Michael Johnson beat him, I beat Michael Johnson. He fought Rafael dos Anjos (in a) close fight. I dominated Rafael dos Anjos. When he fought with Danny Castillo, you guys can watch this fight, he lost for sure. Why does he want to make money like this? He needs to shut up and take this fight.”
Nurmagomedov said he’s frustrated because he believes fighters are ducking him. “The Eagle” feels lightweight champion Conor McGregor is one of those fighters.
“I’m tired about these games. (The) champion doesn’t want to take this fight. (The) number one contender doesn’t want to take this fight. (The) UFC talks about Jose Aldo taking this fight, this little guy. Jose Aldo wants to fight, but (is a) featherweight.”
Time will tell if Ferguson and the UFC can sort out the contract situation or if there are other plans in place.
Earlier today (Jan. 2, 2017), No. 1-ranked UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov offered No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson $200,000 to fight him. The bout, which has been rumored to in the works, hasn’t come to fruition just yet due to Ferguson being in contract disputes with the promotion, although it is a fight that makes quite
Earlier today (Jan. 2, 2017), No. 1-ranked UFC lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov offered No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson $200,000 to fight him. The bout, which has been rumored to in the works, hasn’t come to fruition just yet due to Ferguson being in contract disputes with the promotion, although it is a fight that makes quite a bit of sense.
As far as the contract dispute goes, Ferguson said on today’s edition of The MMA Hour that he isn’t sure why he isn’t being paid as he’d like to be by the UFC. “El Cucuy” has said that he’d like to be compensated in the same way that “The Eagle” is and he added in that there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be:
“I’m not sure, man. You ask them. Ask them why they’re not paying me, and maybe we’ll get some answers,” Ferguson said. “I haven’t had the opportunities that they have (given Nurmagomedov), as far as, over the past five fights, I’ve only been on one pay-per-view. All the rest have been on FOX Sports 1 cards, which limits my mainstream exposure. Khabib has been on three pay-per-views and two UFC on FOXs, which draws much larger audiences than FOX Sports 1 cards.”
“Despite this, there’s nothing that suggests that Khabib draws any larger than me. I haven’t been given the same opportunities or the same push as Khabib. I don’t belong to AKA or a big major sport’s program. I choose to do different things on my own and I’m building my own legacy, my own facilities, but that’s later on. That’s a completely different subject. So, as far as compensation goes, like I said, the UFC has been known to change it (for a particular fight) over their history, and I’m just looking for them to get this thing going, man. Let’s go. Let’s go, UFC.”
Fighter pay has long been a debated topic and Ferguson feels as if Nurmagomedov’s offer illuminates the problems within the system. As for right now, however, the surging contender encourages fans to get ‘anxious’ about the potential bout:
“But for right now, I’m enjoying my time. The fans, you guys need to get anxious, man. Let’s get some chatter going. Let’s get the UFC involved with this. If you’ve got Khabib willing to sacrifice his life and give me $200,000 of his own money, something’s wrong with that sh*t. I’m not going to take that guy’s money. He’s got a family too. So do I, and he’s got bills to pay. So I’m not going after Khabib’s. All I want is my stuff right and to be compensated for what my numbers prove to be, so let’s go kids.”
Ferguson has made a name for himself by winning an incredible nine straight as well as most recently beating former champion Rafael dos Anjos. Would you like to see him take on Nurmagomedov next?
On this day five years ago, the MMA world was eager to see a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. In this article, Ferguson discussed where things stood on his end before the fight was ultimately booked as an interim lightweight title …
On this day five years ago, the MMA world was eager to see a fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. In this article, Ferguson discussed where things stood on his end before the fight was ultimately booked as an interim lightweight title bout at UFC 209, which Nurmagomedov had to pull out from due to weight-cutting complications.
The following article is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of The MMA News Archives.
On This Day Five Years Ago…
[ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 2, 2017, 6:13 PM]
Headline: Tony Ferguson: ‘I’ve Outperformed my UFC Contract’
Author: Fernando Quiles Jr.
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans have been clamoring for a lightweight clash between no. 1 ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and no. 2 ranked Tony Ferguson. The negotiations hit a snag and both men played the blame game. “The Eagle” claimed Ferguson wouldn’t sign on for a March bout, while “El Cucuy” said Nurmagomedov turned down a fight for January.
Ferguson appeared on The MMA Hour and made it clear he has no love for Nurmagomedov:
“I think everybody needs to realize that the gloves are still off. I don’t like this guy [Nurmagomedov]. I think my style of fighting is so much better than his. I’m not even gonna get into numbers, but my numbers speak for themselves as far as finishing people and I’ve got nine consecutive victories. I’m just a much better fighter than this dude.”
Both men are vying for a shot at Conor McGregor’s title and feel these deserve a shot. While they both agree on wanting better contracts with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), “El Cucuy” wants it to be known that they aren’t buddies.
“I don’t talk to the guy. I’m not his best friend. We took a picture just so I could size the guy up. We’re gonna fight, that’s what it is. The things have to be right, they have to be on good terms.”
Ferguson said he was ready to compete against Nurmagomedov in January, that obviously isn’t going to happen. “El Cucuy” explained what went down.
“When he didn’t want to sign on the dotted line because he had too many boo-boos or he didn’t want to do it in my hometown, I was like whatever I’m gonna take a little break and see what’s up.”
There’s been lot of talk about Ferguson’s contract with the UFC. “El Cucuy” wants more money but UFC President Dana White wants him to honor the contract he signed “not too long ago.” Ferguson believes his work has exceeded the current terms.
“I have a contract, but I’ve outperformed that contract. I want equal terms, I want to be compensated for this particular bout. The UFC has a long history of changing a fighter’s compensation for a particular bout. We’ve just seen this for UFC 207 with Ronda. I got a phone call saying, ‘hey you made weight with jeans on’ and it wasn’t even a ceremonial weigh-in. I got an earful on it.”
With UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor appearing to be taking a break after winning the title at Nov. 12’s UFC 205 from New York, No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson have expressed interest in fighting each other. In fact, the idea of pairing the two against each other with an interim title
With UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor appearing to be taking a break after winning the title at Nov. 12’s UFC 205 from New York, No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson have expressed interest in fighting each other. In fact, the idea of pairing the two against each other with an interim title on the line has even been tossed around.
Despite the bout obviously making sense from a rankings standpoint, it has yet to be made mainly due to the fact that Ferguson is in contract disputes with the promotion. ‘El Cucuy” has said that he would like to be paid the same as Nurmagomedov, a request that UFC President Dana White doesn’t seem to fond of.
“The Eagle”, on the other hand, simply wants the fight signed and he recently offered to pay Ferguson to make the fight happen:
Hey @TonyFergusonXT if the @ufc don’t want to pay you I’ll pay you 200k extra on your purse let’s make this fight now you have no excuse
Nurmagomedov currently boasts an incredible 24-0 professional record and is coming off of a dominant decision victory over Michael Johnson. “The Eagle” is also riding an eight fight UFC win streak.
Ferguson, on the other hand, has been red hot as of late, compiling nine straight victories inside the Octagon. “El Cucuy” is coming off of a decision victory over former champion Rafael dos Anjos.
What do you make of Nurmagomedov’s offer and would you like to see this fight?
With UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor appearing to be taking a break after winning the title at Nov. 12’s UFC 205 from New York, No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson have expressed interest in fighting each other. In fact, the idea of pairing the two against each other with an interim title
With UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor appearing to be taking a break after winning the title at Nov. 12’s UFC 205 from New York, No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony Ferguson have expressed interest in fighting each other. In fact, the idea of pairing the two against each other with an interim title on the line has even been tossed around.
Despite the bout obviously making sense from a rankings standpoint, it has yet to be made mainly due to the fact that Ferguson is in contract disputes with the promotion. ‘El Cucuy” has said that he would like to be paid the same as Nurmagomedov, a request that UFC President Dana White doesn’t seem to fond of.
“The Eagle”, on the other hand, simply wants the fight signed and he recently offered to pay Ferguson to make the fight happen:
Hey @TonyFergusonXT if the @ufc don’t want to pay you I’ll pay you 200k extra on your purse let’s make this fight now you have no excuse
Nurmagomedov currently boasts an incredible 24-0 professional record and is coming off of a dominant decision victory over Michael Johnson. “The Eagle” is also riding an eight fight UFC win streak.
Ferguson, on the other hand, has been red hot as of late, compiling nine straight victories inside the Octagon. “El Cucuy” is coming off of a decision victory over former champion Rafael dos Anjos.
What do you make of Nurmagomedov’s offer and would you like to see this fight?
