Tony Ferguson talks about his #UFC256 fight with Charles Oliveira and his journey to Saturday’s pay-per-view event, Quotes Eminem.
On December 12th, Tony Ferguson will be heading to fight against Charles Oliveira in a lightweight battle. For the UFC 256, Tony did a press conference with MMA Fighting where he talks about his journey, saying “That title’s a wet dream. Like that Farmer’s Insurance commercial, ‘You almost got it, keep it going, we are just going to keep dangling it in front of you.’ I do not know what the problem is. I do not know if it is because I am Mexican. I am an American with Mexican parts. Twelve fight win streak, 8 years in the making before women’s sports were even in the UFC. Conor McGregor was on welfare. All these different things and I still did not earn a title shot.” During his conference, Tony Ferguson also quotes the legendary Eminem.
He mentioned Detroit Rapper and said, “But I’m still sitting saying f**k the free world, just like Eminem.”. “The most nak*d I’ve ever been my whole entire life. I’m still here. I’m still waiting. I’ve got the belt in my room. I could go after another belt, but how much greed is that? I’ve got an Ultimate Fighter trophy. I’ve got a (Fighter’s Only) trophy. I’ve got a UFC belt. I’ve got medals and I’m Lord of the Rings with all my championship rings.”
Ferguson (25-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC), a former interim UFC lightweight champion, has lost consecutive fights for the first time in his career after losing a unanimous decision to Charles Oliveira (30-8 MMA, 18-8 UFC) in their co-main event matchup at UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Check out the full press conference session below.
