{"id":375199,"date":"2021-02-04T06:38:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=375199"},"modified":"2021-02-04T06:38:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T14:38:57","slug":"tony-ferguson-challenges-nate-diaz-all-you-do-is-btch-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tony-ferguson-challenges-nate-diaz-all-you-do-is-btch-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson challenges Nate Diaz: &#8220;All you do is b*tch out&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight star Tony Ferguson has issued a challenge to Nate Diaz, accusing the fan favorite of &#8220;b*tching out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Diaz hasn&#8217;t fought since November, 2019, when he was stopped by Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight fight. Recently, however, UFC President Dana White divulged that he&#8217;s working on a lightweight fight for Diaz. While Diaz has since protested fighting at lightweight, expressing his preference for the 170-pound welterweight division, the good news is that he seems interested in fighting again.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Diaz took to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/1356734011666665472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> where he once again teased a fight at 170. That comment got a quick and fiery response from Ferguson, who opened a door to a fight with the long absent star.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateDiaz209\/status\/1356734011666665472<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NDA soldier 170 lbs,&#8221; Diaz wrote. &#8220;Come get you some of the real.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All You Do Is Bitch Out,&#8221; Ferguson wrote in response, opening the door to a fight with Diaz at lightweight or welterweight. &#8220;You Don\u2019t Want No Squabbles From A Real Fighter. 170lbs or 155lbs&#8230; SitDown &amp; STFU Casual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tony Ferguson, while still ranked inside the lightweight top-5, has recently fallen on tough times, having lost his last two fights. The first of those two losses occured in May, when he was battered to a late stoppage in a fight with Justin Gaethje. The second went down in December, when he was out-grappled to a decision loss in a fight with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/tony-ferguson-issues-statement-following-ufc-256-loss-to-charles-oliveira\/\">Charles Oliveira<\/a>. Prior to those losses, Ferguson was on a fantastic 12-fight win-streak, highlighted by wins over Donald &#8220;Cowboy&#8221; Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Kevin Lee, Rafael dos Anjos, Edson Barboza and Josh Thomson. He&#8217;s now 25-5 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz, meanwhile, is now 20-12 overall. Prior to losing to Masvidal, he picked up an impressive decision win over Anthony Pettis. That was his first fight since 2016, when he engaged in a pair of memorable wars with Conor McGregor, winning the first by submission and losing the second by decision.<\/p>\n<p>Would you be interested in a fight between Ferguson and Diaz?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight star Tony Ferguson has issued a challenge to Nate Diaz, accusing the fan favorite of &#8220;b*tching out.&#8221; Diaz hasn&#8217;t fought since November, 2019, when he was stopped by Jorge Masvidal in a welterweight fight. Recently, however, UFC President Dana White divulged that he&#8217;s working on a lightweight fight for Diaz. 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