Ferguson: Tell that b*itch [McGregor] to come up to lightweight

Prior to UFC 194, lightweight Tony Ferguson spoke to the Underground’s Jonathan Shrager about the potential of Conor McGregor coming up to the lightweight division:

Jonathan Shrager chats with an animated Tony Ferguson ahead of his fight versus Barboza regarding Edson’s contrasting striking technique, his own fashion sense, his impressive win streak, his thoughts on welcoming Conor McGregor to the Lightweight division and more.

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This video was of course tape prior to Ferguson’s TUF 22 Finale bout with Edson Barboza. Ferguson would win the fight by submission in the third round after an incredible performance and a back and forth fight. The fight would win ‘Fight of the Night’ honors and Ferguson himself also took home a ‘Performance of the Night.’ All in all, he walked away with an additional $100,000 on top of his fight purse.

MORE ABOUT TONY FERGUSON

TRAINING: My training is different every day. There is one thing that stays consistent… I’ve been breaking limits. I’ve been pushing myself to get stronger, better, faster in the sport of MMA. I surround myself with good positive people doing the same thing I’m preppin’ for – competition! My hands are tested every day, my nogi jiu-jitsu is on point and drilled every day, and I have stepped up my arsenal

When and why did you start training for fighting? I moved away from Michigan when I was 24 in pursuit of finding happiness and finding myself. What I found was an opportunity to keep competing after college wrestling and to put some extra change in my pocket. I always liked being in the spotlight as an athlete. What can I say? I’m a glory hound. After my second pro fight, I quit my day job and decided to give my life a fighting chance. I barely made ends meet by personal training and teaching self defense, but that’s what I needed to do to keep my face in the gym 24/7. If you want something bad enough, you have to fight for it. For the first time in my life, things made sense. I’d just get up, train early & hard and lay some hands down to pay the bills. It made it feel like I earned my way doing what “I” wanted to do. I finally found my niche. Mixed Martial Arts as a whole has allowed me to express myself through movement and self-sacrifice. All or Nothing.

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