Tony Ferguson sees his subsequent opponent, Paddy Pimblett, as nothing greater than a stepping stone to a showdown with Irish megastar Conor McGregor.
Using a six-fight dropping streak, many thought Tony Ferguson’s final defeat by the hands of ‘King’ Bobby Inexperienced in July would ship ‘El Cucuy’ quietly into retirement. We now know that received’t be the case as the previous interim light-weight champion is scheduled for an additional go contained in the Octagon this December. Serving to to shut out the promotion’s pay-per-view schedule, Ferguson will sq. off with UK fan favourite Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296.
Many struggle followers have been fast to sentence the UFC for reserving a fighter on a six-fight dropping streak towards an opponent on a six-fight win streak, however in accordance with Tony Ferguson, he’s already wanting previous ‘The Paddy’ and onto a long-desired scrap with Conor McGregor.
“I’ve nothing towards the child. Patrick looks as if a reasonably legit dude,” Ferguson stated of Pimblett in an interview with ESPN. “He will get fairly huge, his standup is okay, however his floor recreation is so much higher. I really like preventing internationals. It’s cool, I find it irresistible. Going after Khabib for a very long time and going after ‘McNuggets’, that is about as shut because it’s going to get for proper now. In order quickly as we get by way of this dude, we’ll go after Conor if he’ll signal on the dotted line and get by way of USADA” (h/t BloodyElbow).
Being one win away from tying BJ Penn’s report for essentially the most consecutive losses in UFC historical past, Tony Ferguson could also be higher served by specializing in the duty at hand. To not point out the thriller that’s Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon.
After touting his personal return for the final yr, McGregor not appears slated for a 2023 comeback after failing to re-enter the USADA testing pool for six months of required pre-fight screening. The Irishman has remained adamant that ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler will probably be his subsequent opponent however with a laundry listing of challengers lining as much as win the Conor McGregor lottery, there’s no telling who the previous two-division titleholder will face when (and if) he makes his return.
