Tony Ferguson is discovering it a runt bit sophisticated to fancy about a of the turns his occupation has taken.
Ferguson has been a number 1 contender within the UFC’s lightweight division for years, and has possessed an meantime title, been stripped of it, then fought for it over again. Now, as he appears to soar assist from a loss to Justin Gaethje in Would possibly possibly perhaps simply, Ferguson appears to be like to search out the idea that of chasing the 155-pound title a runt bit bit sophisticated to fancy.
“That title’s a wet dream,” Ferguson said at the UFC 256 media day. “Like that Farmer’s Insurance protection commercial — ‘You appropriate about bought it, grab it going, we’re appropriate going to grab dangling it in entrance of you’ — I don’t know what the insist is. I don’t know if it’s because I’m Mexican. I’m an American with Mexican components. 12 fight snatch traipse, eight years within the making sooner than girls folks’s sports actions had been even in [the UFC]. Conor [McGregor] turn out to be as soon as on welfare. All these varied things and I peaceable didn’t create a title shot.
“However I’m peaceable sitting pronouncing fuck the free world, appropriate fancy Eminem. Essentially the most naked I’ve ever been my complete complete lifestyles. I’m peaceable right here. I’m peaceable ready. I’ve bought the belt in my room. I would also hurry after one other belt but how noteworthy greed is that? I’ve bought an Supreme Fighter trophy. I’ve bought a [Fighter’s Only] trophy. I’ve bought a UFC belt. I’ve bought medals and I’m Lord of the Rings with all my championship rings.”
Ferguson meets Charles Oliveira in Saturday evening’s predominant match, but whereas his opponent is eminent as a glorious insist, the Brazilian wouldn’t maintain the superstar vitality that Ferguson’s on the full linked with. In accordance with him, that’s an indictment on the head 5 lightweights, no longer Oliveira.
“UFC said that Chandler had a fight, and then Chandler said that he didn’t maintain a fight,” Ferguson explained. “Somewhere alongside the line, somebody turn out to be as soon as fucking lying. I’m sitting right here repeat you gain your fucking info straight … Oliveira’s the supreme sport opponent that desired to fight,” Ferguson said. “Chandler doesn’t must fight. Poirier doesn’t must fight. McNuggets ran and Tiramisu’s long gone. You bought these assholes [MMA media] that had been going to fucking set these guys over top of me and wish to circulate me assist to No. 5. It occurred sooner than. I disapprove to mutter it but matchmaking is fancy a logarithm. I realized it, I called it.”
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