{"id":229311,"date":"2017-03-23T05:32:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T12:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=229311"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:36:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:36:23","slug":"fired-tony-ferguson-tells-conor-mcgregor-defend-vacate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/fired-tony-ferguson-tells-conor-mcgregor-defend-vacate\/","title":{"rendered":"Fired-Up Tony Ferguson tells Conor McGregor to “Defend or Vacate”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last November, in the main event of the blockbuster UFC 205, Ireland’s Conor McGregor<\/a> knocked out Eddie Alvarez <\/a>to win the UFC lightweight title. With this win, the already sought-after superstar became the target of\u00a0the lightweight division’s top contenders \u2013 namely Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson.<\/p>\n

Regrettably for fighters like Nurmagomedov and Ferguson, McGregor quickly sniffed out the next most lucrative possibility for his career \u2013 and it doesn’t involve an immediate defense of his lightweight title. Instead, the Irishman has become transfixed <\/a>on the possibility of a boxing mega-fight with recently un-retired star Floyd Mayweather<\/a>, and with Mayweather interested too, there seems to be a real possibility that this fight happens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the details of this fight are hashed out, the lightweight division’s top contenders have been relegated to the proverbial waiting room, as their champion is nowhere to be found. Now, it seems that the already frustrated Tony Ferguson is getting tired of waiting.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday evening, the streaking contender took to Twitter to challenge McGregor to defend his title, or vacate it. See his Tweet below.<\/p>\n

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@TheNotoriousMMA<\/a> Better Get That Cardio Right Son, Can't Run Forever #DefendOrVacate<\/a> That Bitch Is Mine, Don't Trip Just Drop It & Walk Away<\/p>\n

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) March 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n