{"id":346788,"date":"2020-04-09T19:50:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T02:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=346788"},"modified":"2020-04-09T19:50:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T02:50:05","slug":"tony-ferguson-reacts-to-ufc-249-being-canceled-oh-well-im-still-gonna-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tony-ferguson-reacts-to-ufc-249-being-canceled-oh-well-im-still-gonna-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson reacts to UFC 249 being canceled: “Oh well, I\u2019m still gonna train”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tony Ferguson wasn’t too fazed about UFC 249 being canceled.<\/p>\n

Ferguson was expected to headline the card against Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title<\/a>. It was a fascinating bout that was slated to go down on Tribal Land in California<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Yet, the event was postponed after Disney and ESPN asked White to shut it down<\/a> due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Ferguson, he found out the event was canceled during an interview with Brian Martin of the OC Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Oh well, I\u2019m still gonna train,” Ferguson said upon hearing out the event was canceled.<\/p>\n

With the event being canceled, Ferguson could very well be scheduled to battle Khabib Nurmagomedov when the pandemic is over. He no longer needs to fight Gaethje for an interim belt<\/a>. But, for “El Cucuy” he says he will not stop training and the goals remain the same.<\/p>\n

“Dude, I\u2019m just gonna keep collecting trophies and doing my same s**t,” Ferguson said before pausing and getting emotional. “Every single time I wake up in the morning, when I do my work, say my prayers and I do [stuff], I hug my little boy \u2026 whew \u2026 kiss my wife. I just \u2026 keep doing what I\u2019m doing. What am I gonna do?”<\/p>\n

In the end, Tony Ferguson says he plans on reaching out to Dana White to thank him for trying to put on the event<\/a>. He also says he plans on using this time off to put on muscle as he admits he is too skinny.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe constant is things are always gonna change. The variable is how am I gonna react to it?” Ferguson said. “So we could throw that variable, baby, and we make that the constant. Which is why I\u2019m gonna keep smiling, I\u2019m gonna keep training, and you know what? I\u2019m gonna put on some muscle. Dude, I\u2019m skinny. I\u2019m gonna put on some muscle. I\u2019m gonna try my best, I\u2019m gonna do it, I\u2019m gonna try my best. If I fall, I\u2019ll get back up.”<\/p>\n

What do you make of Tony Ferguson’s reaction to the UFC 249 cancelation? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/8\/2020.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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