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Top UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson has a bone to pick with the media covering mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

Ferguson will return to the cage this weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 256<\/a>, where he’ll take on surging submission specialist Charles Oliveira. The bout will mark his opportunity to rebound from a May stoppage loss to Justin Gaethje, which derailed a fantastic, 12-fight unbeaten streak.<\/p>\n

Despite the massive success Ferguson has had in the UFC lightweight division, he’s yet to challenge for the division’s undisputed title. He views that as the fault\u2014at least in part\u2014of the MMA media, who he feels don’t support him enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere\u2019s my title shot? Where\u2019s all my stuff that\u2019s supposed to be \u2018owed\u2019 to me?\u201d Ferguson told\u00a0Aaron Bronsteter of TSN<\/a> (via TheBodyLock<\/a>). \u201cNothing\u2019s owed to you. You got to earn it, and I keep my earning my way to victory every single time. But nobody speaks up. You guys don\u2019t speak up because you guys are getting paid by Conor [McGregor]. You guys are getting paid by Proper 12 and all that other bulls**t.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou guys got that f**king facade over your face,” Ferguson continued. “You guys don\u2019t want to speak up for me and be like, \u2018yo, give Tony the f**king title shot.\u2019 You guys got umpteen amount of time to talk to Dana but you guys aren\u2019t speaking up for me. You guys are watching me get f**ked over left and right by my old management companies. Nobody\u2019s saying sh*t right but yet here I am saving the f**king day [at UFC 249]\u00a0and making sure everyone\u2019s got entertainment in the world and then taking heat afterwards saying, \u2018why didn\u2019t you win?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

McGregor, the biggest star in MMA history and the object of much Ferguson’s scorn, is slated to return to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 257 on January 23, when he takes on Dustin Poirier. Ahead of that fight, Ferguson is imploring the media to focus less on the Irishman, and more on other established contenders in the jam-packed lightweight division.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would just say stop kissing so much ass,\u201d Ferguson said. \u201cSaying Conor\u2019s name. I\u2019m going to be real \u2014 the guy hasn\u2019t competed in how long? You\u2019re saying there\u2019s not a household name (in these cards) because the name that\u2019s in your guys\u2019 mouth [is Conor]. You guys aren\u2019t putting the other names out there. You\u2019re not giving a chance for these other athletes like myself or Charles Oliveira. You guys are putting in people like [Michael] Chandler who did what for the UFC? Now he\u2019s got a top three position. Get the f*ck out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Ferguson raises some fair concerns, it’s worth noting that many members of the MMA community\u2014some members of the media<\/a> included\u2014were against his taking the short-notice fight with Gaethje back in May, arguing that he should have waited for his thoroughly deserved crack at the undisputed champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov instead.<\/p>\n

Do you think these comments from Tony Ferguson are justified?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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