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Last weekend, the UFC returned to the combat sports mecca of Las Vegas, Nevada with UFC 209<\/a>. Regrettably, it did so without the card’s originally planned co-main event, an interim lightweight title fight between streaking contender Tony Ferguson and undefeated Dagestani star Khabib Nurmagomedov. This fight was scrapped on the eve of battle when Nurmagomedov was hospitalized<\/a> in the midst of his cut down to 155 pounds.<\/p>\n

Initially, Ferguson seemed quite understanding<\/a> of Nurmagomedov’s withdrawal from the card. Since then, however, his tone has changed significantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very disrespectful and very unprofessional what his camp did, especially after all that was said leading up to the fight,\u201d Ferguson said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour<\/a> (via MMAFighting.com<\/a>).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ferguson then explained that he has little sympathy for Nurmagomedov’s weigh-in difficulties, given that he had a difficult cut of his own, and still managed to find his way onto the scale.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like sh*t, the right side of my body was hurting, my back was hurting, but you guys never know me to say anything,\u201d Ferguson said. \u201cI had two more pounds to lose in the morning. I went, I lost my weight in the morning, it sucked, we went to the weigh-ins, I did my part, I went on the scale. I went back to the hotel room and said I need to lay down, I don\u2019t feel too good. I don\u2019t know, from just eating and rehydrating too fast or what it was.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

“I found out, too, that [Khabib] was eating tiramisu, a couple weeks ago on Embedded. I\u2019m like, what is this guy doing? Really? It\u2019s plain disrespectful, it’s unprofessional.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Finally, Ferguson weighed in on his future in the lightweight division, and where Nurmagomedov fits in that future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to fight Khabib, but there\u2019s no guarantee he\u2019s going to show up and make the weight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMy next fight needs to be a title fight. I\u2019ve earned every single right of the way,\u201d Ferguson continued. \u201cSomebody that\u2019s guaranteed to show up. I\u2019ve done all my homework, I\u2019ve made my ends meet for this fight. But if we\u2019re talking Khabib, there\u2019s got to be some sort of guarantee or insurance for this, man. It\u2019s a crazy bug that I can\u2019t squash and its a tough pill to swallow right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you think should be next for Tony Ferguson? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/7\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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