Tony Ferguson is one of the most ruthless and entertaining fighters in the history of the UFC. Besides that, he has a funny persona which is liked by many fight fans. Staying true to his character the former interim champion takes unusual digs at his fellow UFC fighters.
One name that is always on Ferguson’s radar is the former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Although the Russian star has retired from the sport, ‘El Cucuy’ continues to mock him. However, today he had one more name to throw shade on.
What did Tony Ferguson say about Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor?
An avid Twitter user will know that the former UFC double champion Conor McGregor is often in a feud with someone on social media. Similarly, the Irish star exchanged jabs with his old rivals Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz, recently.
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It was all over the news. Hence even Ferguson knew about it. The American fighter took to his official Twitter account and in his unusual manner took a dig at McGregor. He referred to the Irishman as ‘Mcnugget’ and ‘Mcnacker’ in the tweet. Check out the post below:
https://twitter.com/TonyFergusonXT/status/1600025952981241856?s=20&t=zzR4xX1bkWizTxJbpsam0w
Amidst that, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz chimed in and took a dig at McGregor by saying that Poirier ‘owns’ him. Ferguson saw this as an opportunity to mock his long-time rival Nurmagomedov.
https://twitter.com/TonyFergusonXT/status/1600026470994173952?s=20&t=zzR4xX1bkWizTxJbpsam0w
Instantly replying to Abdelaziz, Ferguson wrote, “I Own Fathead- Champ.” He usually refers to the retired Russian MMA fighter as ‘fathead’ in several of his tweets.
Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson- A rivalry that never saw the light of the UFC octagon
Ferguson and Nurmagomedov have been lightweight rivals for a long time in the promotion. In fact, they were set to take their beef inside the cage more than twice. However, every time either of them pulled out of the bout because of some reason.
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Eventually, ‘The Eagle’ retired in 2020 leaving their rivalry halfway. Meanwhile, Ferguson is still competing in the promotion. But has never won a bout since 2020.
What are your thoughts on this rivalry? What do you guys think about Ferguson’s tweet?
