{"id":238929,"date":"2017-05-25T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=238929"},"modified":"2017-05-25T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T19:00:11","slug":"tony-ferguson-on-nate-diaz-youre-a-clown-dude-youre-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/tony-ferguson-on-nate-diaz-youre-a-clown-dude-youre-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson on Nate Diaz: You\u2019re a clown, dude, you\u2019re fake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tony Ferguson is campaigning hard<\/a> for a fight with Nate Diaz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ferguson took an opportunity on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour to go on a verbal onslaught targeting Diaz. With all of the comments that “El Cucuy” is throwing at the Stockton scrapper, it wouldn’t be a surprise if there is some sort of incident between the two that takes place outside of the Octagon if they ever cross paths, as Diaz is no stranger to that<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Tony<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI might as well Stockton Slap the sh*t outta you,” Ferguson said (transcribed by Shaun Al-Shatti for MMA Fighting<\/a>). “Really? I\u2019m from the 805, man. I don\u2019t have to talk about where I\u2019m from, but I\u2019m tough. I\u2019m a hell of a lot tougher than that dude, because money never made me soft. And sh*t, even if it made me soft, I wouldn\u2019t forget where I came from. Because you know what? You\u2019ve got a place to represent \u2014 like you said \u2018represent.\u2019 You\u2019ve got a man right here that\u2019s calling you out, and you\u2019re not signing on the dotted line? You\u2019re a clown, dude. You\u2019re fake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ferguson, who is the #2 UFC ranked lightweight<\/a> behind Khabib Nurmagomedov is more than confident in the matchup with Diaz, who is currently ranked #8 in the division.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously I already know I\u2019d beat him already, but if he wants to go that route, we want to put it inside that Octagon, let\u2019s make that paper talk. Let\u2019s go. Let\u2019s make that money, dude. You want to go? I\u2019m a hell of a lot better than you. You try to Stockton Slap me \u2014 whatever you f*cking call it \u2014 dude, I will hit you with my jab so hard you\u2019ll f*cking knock your teeth out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, there\u2019s not too much I have to say to pick him apart,\u201d Ferguson added. \u201cThe dude is a good easy target, but I think that obviously if he says how interested he is in training for a good fight, let\u2019s go. If he wants to put all that effort towards a triathlon or something like that, put that effort and everything else towards something that you\u2019re actually in, that you\u2019re ranked in, in the world actually. Put in that effort. Act interested. If not, like I said, get the f*ck out.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou consider yourself gangster? You\u2019re backing down from a fight. Let\u2019s go, dude. We got a main event that\u2019s open that needs to be filled. So if you want to make some money, you want to impress the fans, you want to get back out there and sell your weed, do your sh*t, that\u2019s fine, man. Put your name back in the crowd. Let\u2019s do this sh*t, man. Sign on the dotted line. Let\u2019s go, kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Conor<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you think all of Tony Ferguson’s talk will get Nate Diaz to fight him? Will the UFC be willing to pay Nate Diaz the kind of money he expects to make<\/a> after his Conor McGregor bouts that he cashed in on<\/a>? Let’s get your thoughts in the comment section!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/25\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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