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Tony Ferguson Eyes Welterweight Move, Calls Out Nick Diaz

Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson is considering a move up in weight to 170lbs. ‘El Cuccy’ has even suggested fight legend, Nick Diaz could be his first opponent at welterweight. Diaz announced last month that he was set to return to the sport after a 14-week training program and test weight cut. The […]

Diaz announced last month that he was set to return to the sport after a 14-week training program and test weight cut. The former Strikeforce champion has since been called out by a bunch of welterweight fighters including top contenders Leon Edwards and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.

Ferguson is looking to return to the Octagon for the first time since suffering a shock defeat at the hands of Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 in May. ‘The Highlight’ put a beating on Ferguson for five rounds before referee Herb Dean mercifully waved off the fight.

‘El Cuccy’ was supposed to fight on the UFC 254 undercard later this month against Dustin Poirier but that bout fell through due to financial issues. Ferguson was briefly linked to alternative opponents for October 24 before withdrawing from the event altogether.

In an interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN Ferguson revealed he is ready to step up to welterweight and see’s Diaz as a perfect fight to introduce himself to the division.

“I like to fight, if I don’t, I gotta bump up to 170,” Ferguson said. “I hear Nick Diaz is looking for competition. I’m a 170-pounder … UFC told me, ‘well you’re kinda small’ well I have a big frame. All I was eating is like once a day because I was barely making ends meet. I got the frame for like a 205 pounder.” (Transcribed by MMA Mania)

Ferguson was riding a 12-fight win streak before losing to Gaethje. The TUF 13 champion holds several high-profile wins over the likes of Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone, Kevin Lee, Edson Barboza, and Rafael Dos Anjos. He has been matched up against Khabib Nurmagomedov five times but the fight has never actually happened. UFC boss Dana White revealed recently that he is still open to the idea of booking the fight again. This latest news from Ferguson may mean we never actually get to see him challenge the lightweight king.

Do you think Tony Ferguson would succeed at welterweight?

Tony Ferguson Eyes Welterweight Move, Calls Out Nick Diaz

In an interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN Ferguson revealed he is ready to step up to welterweight and see’s Diaz as a perfect fight to introduce himself to the division.

Do you think Tony Ferguson would succeed at welterweight?

Tony Ferguson Explains Why He’s Not Fighting At UFC 254

Tony Ferguson has opened up about why he is no longer scheduled to compete at UFC 254 later this month. Ferguson was due to make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon on October 24 opposite fellow fan favourite Dustin Poirier. ‘The Diamond’ was unable to come to financial terms with the UFC and withdrew […]

Tony Ferguson has opened up about why he is no longer scheduled to compete at UFC 254 later this month.

Ferguson was due to make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon on October 24 opposite fellow fan favourite Dustin Poirier. ‘The Diamond’ was unable to come to financial terms with the UFC and withdrew from the fight.

UFC president Dana White later said Ferguson would remain on the card against a different opponent and that didn’t sit well with ‘El Cuccy’ who told Ariel Helwani that was one of the reasons he withdrew from the card.

“Well I’m going to be real,” Ferguson said. “I don’t know what their plans where before or after, but I was already ready. I was already counting on it. I mean seriously just planning around (it). I’m not much of a planner but I was already going ahead with it. But, Dana wanted to speak for me. He wanted to go out there and be like ‘yeah, Tony’s going to take this fight’. Bro, we’re not friends. I never said we were friends. It’s just business, right?

“Seriously man I’m a contractor. I do my thing. I love you fam, I love the UFC and things like that but I’m not just a piece of meat out there. It’s not about knowing your value and everything else like that. I’m ready to step up to the plate. Dustin was there, you know what I mean? Dustin, Abu Dhabi. The UFC kept delaying telling us the fight was confirmed. But it was like the minute they asked I was switching lanes from Dustin to the Chandler thing.

Ferguson was unhappy with the prospect of fighting former Bellator lightweight champion Chandler who lacks the profile of Poirier but is apparently earning more money than the UFC veterans, he said.

“Now you’re going to bring in a new dude who I have no f*cking clue who (he) is. The dude has less than 100k on Twitter and you’re trying to get him more notoriety by throwing him against me and throwing him on the Khabib card. I get that but don’t pay the f*ck more than us. He has zero time in the UFC. I don’t know about roids and all that stuff. I don’t get into that kinda shit with everybody.”

“F*ck you,” Ferguson continued. “Pay me. Instead of this f*cking clown. Chandler, like I said I’ve got nothing against you and Dustin I’ve got nothing against you but I ain’t trying to help nobody anymore.”

Who do you think Tony Ferguson should fight next?

Dana White Hopes To Book Nurmagomedov – Ferguson For A Sixth Time

Good news for fight fans! The seemingly cursed fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson is being targeted once again by Dana White. The two UFC lightweight’s have been matched up five times in the last five years. The fight has of course fallen through every time in the most unfortunate and bizarre circumstances. Back […]

Back in December 2015, you’ll remember these two were meant to scrap it out at The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale. Nurmagomedov was of course forced to withdraw due to injury. The UFC rescheduled the fight for April, only for the fight to be called off once again. This time, however, Ferguson was the reason due to a medical issue. The two titans ran through and defeated the other fighters on the roster. They were swiftly rescheduled for the third time for the interim title at UFC 209. Once again, the fight was called off with Nurmagomedov failing to cut weight. White and the UFC booked the fight again for the undisputed lightweight title at UFC 223.

The divisions two best fighters were finally going to fight it out and settle the rivalry. Or so everyone thought. Ferguson unfortunately tripped on a cable during his media run and blew his knee out a week before the fight. Al Iaquinta faced off against Nurmagomedov instead, and the Russian won the undisputed title via an unanimous decision win.

Tony Ferguson miraculously bounced back from injury and defeated Anthony Pettis at UFC 229, continuing his impressive 12-fight UFC win streak. Khabib continued his undefeated run and the two looked like they were destined to meet in a clash for the ages. So, with one final throw of the dice, White and the UFC booked Nurmagomedov vs Ferguson for UFC 249. Shortly after, the world descended into chaos as the COVID-19 pandemic swooped across the globe. Nurmagomedov was trapped in Russia as a result, and the fight was ditched once again.

Tony Ferguson, after bizarrely putting himself through 2 weight-cuts in a month, fought and lost to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249. Gaethje became the UFC interim-lightweight champion in front of no crowd and was next in line for Nurmagomedov. Ferguson’s 12-fight win streak was snapped, and his golden ticket to an undisputed title shot seemed lost for good.

However, Dana White has recently given the cursed fight a lifeline. The tempting of the apocalyptic wrath of the MMA Gods continues. (H/T Sports Illustrated)

“If Khabib does beat Gaethje, you get Tony Ferguson another fight, which we’re working on right now,” White told Sports Illustrated. “And hopefully that fight with Khabib happens because I know people want to see it.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a fight fall apart as many times as those two. It almost scares me to make the fight again. What’s going to happen? An asteroid comes to earth? That’s the level of bad this thing is.”

White clearly recognises that the hunger for the fight amongst fans is enough to warrant another rescheduling. Despite Ferguson losing, this is the fight to make. Although, White has been recently adamant that Conor McGregor is the next-in-line for Nurmagomedov. However, due to White’s recent spat with McGregor, it seems the organisation is moving in a different direction. McGregor has been very active on social media recently. The Irishman has even taken on the promotional cap by trying to book a charity exhibition fight with Dustin Poirier, without the UFC. White is adamant that McGregor is retired, and is simply baffled by what has transpired.

“This was a weird one,” White said. “This was weirder and different than anything he’s done before. There’s almost a pattern here. When we’re about to do a massive fight—and Israel Adesanya broke a ton of records last week in a global, massive fight—the day before that fight, he starts announcing he’s going to fight this guy and that guy. It’s almost like stealing Adesanya’s thunder. But he does it every time there’s a big fight.”

Khabib isn’t interested in a rematch with McGregor. Khabib vs Gaethje will take place on October 24th at UFC 254. Khabib recently revealed that Dana White has promised him “something special” for his next bout. Rumours suggest that it’s a superfight with UFC legend Georges St. Pierre, but maybe it’s a final match-up with rival Tony Ferguson. Maybe Khabib could go 30-0 in front of a Russian audience?

Do you want Dana White to book Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tony Ferguson again?

Conor McGregor Posts DMs from UFC’s Dana White Discussing Tony Ferguson Fight

Retired MMA star Conor McGregor took to Twitter on Friday to post screenshots of a DM conversation he had with UFC President Dana White in February regarding a fight with Tony Ferguson…

Dustin Poirier Hopeful Tony Ferguson Fight Takes Place In 2020

Former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier is confident his fight against fan favourite Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson will go ahead in 2020 despite that fact he has been unable to agree to financial terms with the UFC for the bout. Poirier was supposed to face Ferguson in the UFC 254 co-main event on October 24. […]

Poirier was supposed to face Ferguson in the UFC 254 co-main event on October 24. The winner would almost be guaranteed a shot at whoever emerges victorious from the nights main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje who are set to unify the lightweight division for a second time in as many fights.

‘The Diamond’ was unable to come to financial terms with the UFC for the fight. Dana White claimed Ferguson would remain on UFC 254 against an alternative opponent but that idea quickly fell apart and ‘El Cuccy’ was also pulled from the event.

Former three-time Bellator lightweight champion and the newest addition to the UFC 155lb division, Michael Chandler was announced as the back-up fighter for Nurmagomedov-Gaethje.

Poirier was offered the chance to square off against Chandler at UFC 254 according to Ariel Helwani but turned down the fight for a multitude of reasons most notable, the fact he is determined to face off against Ferguson next.

‘The Diamond’ took to social media yesterday to let fans know he is hopeful a fight with Ferguson will go ahead this year, he wrote.

“Hopefully me and Tony fight this year. 2021 I will be the undisputed lightweight champion of the world.”

Hopefully me and Tony fight this year. 2021 I will be the undisputed lightweight champion of the world

— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 20, 2020

Poirier is coming off an impressive win against Dan Hooker earlier this year. The two men traded leather for five rounds but ‘The Diamond’ was the clear winner down the stretch and got a unanimous decision victory. Prior to that, he failed in his bid to unify the lightweight division, suffering a third-round submission loss at the hands of Nurmagomedov at UFC 242.

Ferguson is looking to fight for the first time since snapping his 12-fight winning run. ‘El Cuccy’ was battered by Justin Gaethje on route to a fifth-round stoppage loss at UFC 249.

Do you think Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson will fight in 2020?