{"id":273704,"date":"2018-04-02T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=273704"},"modified":"2018-04-02T08:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T15:00:09","slug":"mma-community-reacts-to-tony-fergusons-ufc-223-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/mma-community-reacts-to-tony-fergusons-ufc-223-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA community reacts to Tony Ferguson&#8217;s UFC 223 withdrawal, Max Holloway stepping in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early yesterday evening, we were all staring at our screens skeptically, reading that Tony Ferguson had been forced out of his UFC 223 title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov with a leg injury. We expected this kind of nonsense because it was April Fools. Ha ha ha&#8230; very funny. Come on out, Ashton Kutcher. <em>Ya got us<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Slowly, however, we began to realize that this was no prank. In a truly cruel twist of fate, Ferguson had actually been forced out of his UFC 223 fight with a leg injury he sustained while\u00a0walking\u2014not by <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tony-ferguson\/video-tony-ferguson-is-really-out-here-kicking-steel-pipes-to-prep-for-ufc-223\/\">kicking steel pipes,<\/a> but by turning to sharply\u00a0<em>while walking<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the fourth time a scheduled bout between Ferguson and Nurmagomedov has been cancelled. You can almost imagine some witchdoctor sitting in a hut in a swamp, stroking a human skull, and casting an ancient hex on the two fighters. If ever there was a truly cursed matchup in MMA, this is it.<\/p>\n<p>As you can imagine, news of this bout&#8217;s latest cancellation generated some interesting reactions from the MMA community, as fighters like <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/nate-diaz\">Nate Diaz<\/a>, Rafael dos Anjos, Daniel Cormier and Kevin Lee all chimed in on the insanity. Of course, we&#8217;re all waiting to see what <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/dana-white-explains-why-conor-mcgregor-wasnt-khabib-nurmagomedovs-replacement-opponent\/\">a certain Irishman<\/a> has to say about the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado, here are some of the best reactions to Tony Ferguson&#8217;s UFC 223 withdrawal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let me understand, Conor is a LW Champ, Tony is a interim champ, Tony is out&#8230; The winner between  Khabib and Max will be a \u201cInter interim Champ\u201d of UFC?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RdosAnjosMMA\/status\/980635563479900162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The news about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyFergusonXT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TonyFergusonXT<\/a> getting hurt is real. Supposedly Tony saw someone and changed direction quickly to go shake their hand or something. So my question is who was that person that we should blame for this fight not happening? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC223?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC223<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeLauzon\/status\/980807190989754369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lol these guys can&#39;t even make it to war..<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/980631435324227585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/980634943654043649<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That person that seemed so important at that moment is no longer Tony\u2019s friend! This is crazy! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlBPAnlRvQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/nlBPAnlRvQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dc_mma\/status\/980588003226628096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If what You\u2019re telling is true! and Max Holloway\u2019s injury is healed , and he got medically checked and cleared all in 1 hour by a doctah, You have me confused with another bozzo! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC223?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC223<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KelvinGastelum\/status\/980613820925136896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This shit so crazy. Nothing but respect <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlessedMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlessedMMA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin MTP Lee (@MoTownPhenom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoTownPhenom\/status\/980593700295200768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tony is out, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlessedMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlessedMMA<\/a> is in for the undisputed title. I don\u2019t believe it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aprilfoolsjoke?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aprilfoolsjoke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeMav22\/status\/980584573070397440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/dillondanis\/status\/980584108765122565<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No way. No.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jon_Anik\/status\/980586080473894912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What in the absolute f****** &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ckcwPRhzqR\">https:\/\/t.co\/ckcwPRhzqR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekBrunson\/status\/980606662523412482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, people are shocked at the way things have unfolded. Yet while some are optimistic that we might still get this matchup in the future, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-claims-ufc-is-done-trying-to-make-tony-ferguson-vs-khabib-nurmagomedov-bout\/\">UFC President Dana White has assured that won&#8217;t be the case.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"9uv13w\">\u201cHell no,\u201d White told ESPN&#8217;s Brett Okamoto shortly after this unfortunate news broke. \u201cI\u2019m never making that fight ever again. Ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What was your reaction to Tony Ferguson&#8217;s UFC 223 withdrawal?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 4\/2\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early yesterday evening, we were all staring at our screens skeptically, reading that Tony Ferguson had been forced out of his UFC 223 title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov with a leg injury. We expected this kind of nonsense because it was April Fools. Ha ha ha&#8230; very funny. Come on out, Ashton Kutcher. 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