Tony Ferguson var under natten tänkt att ta sig an ingen mindre än Khabib Nurmagomedov, en match som plockats från helgens UFC 209 efter det att Nurmagomedov skadat sig. Nu berättar Ferguson varför han tackat nej till ersättare inför nattens evenemang, och det ska ha berott på att UFC inte velat betala honom tillräckligt:
They wanted to cut my pay. They didn’t want to offer me a title shot. They didn’t want me to do anything along those lines. I understand it’s a business. But I’m a man, I have a family to support and [I understand] the business, but the time and effort that I put into this — especially Khabib — it just kind of sucks. It’s just a really, really crappy thing to go through.
I thought it was a nightmare, man. Something worse than El Cucuy. It was just some sh*t that he had to go through, this happens in the fight game. No disrespect to the UFC or to Khabib. Everything happens for a reason. This is a fighter’s sport, man. So I want every single one of you to give love to the UFC and give love to Khabib. And I really want you guys to buy this pay per view, because the rest of the f*cking card is amazing.
Stay awesome. I appreciate you guys following me on the way to victory. I love every f*cking one of you.
