Conor McGregor is blasting Tony Ferguson for his comments about Dana White and the UFC.<\/p>\n
Tony Ferguson, (26-6 MMA) is scheduled to battle it out in the Octagon with Michael Chandler (22-7 MMA) in a lightweight division bout this coming Saturday, May 7th at UFC 274.<\/p>\n
During UFC 274 media day yesterday, Ferguson, while initially giving reference to ‘Dana White Privilege<\/a>‘, took it further, deciding to air his frustration about fighter mistreatment with comments directly aimed at Dana White and the UFC saying:<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s very funny. Everybody is looking at it. They\u2019re smiling and laughing, but nobody is saying sh*t. I\u2019m the kid that\u2019s up here with Dana Brown privilege, I guess, or whatever you want to call it. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s very funny anymore. I don\u2019t think you guys should think that\u2019s very funny. I\u2019m taking this weekend very f*cking seriously. I\u2019ll kick this Dana White boy\u2019s ass.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Explaining why he hasn’t being doing interviews, Tony Ferguson continued:<\/p>\n \u201cThis is why I haven\u2019t done any interviews. This is why I\u2019ve kept my mouth shut for a long time. A lot of fighters have been keeping their mouths shut for a long time. You should ask some of the other fighters who have been f*cking treated like sh*t for a long time, too. I\u2019m not the only one thinking it or f*cking saying it or seeing it. So maybe you should ask them, too?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Speaking about fighter pay, Ferguson said:<\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019re underpaid, personally, to be real.\u2026 I asked Dana to box. He said, \u2018F*ck no.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Why? I want to go play baseball. I want to go do other pro sports. I\u2019m an athlete. I grew up playing different sports at a high level. \u2026 I want to go do all these couple things but then I have this guy right here acting like a f*cking drug dealer telling me I can\u2019t go and do this sh*t. I want to go make more money for my family.”<\/em><\/p>\n The full interview lasted approximately 25 minutes, with Ferguson not holding back, obviously taking the opportunity to air his displeasure ahead of UFC 274.<\/p>\n Conor McGregor, supporting Dana, has taken to ‘Twitter<\/a>‘ to diss Ferguson for his comments regarding White and Co. saying:<\/p>\n Tony Ferguson, who changes representation around 4 times a year, is saying it\u2019s someone else fault he is in the position he is in. How many bridges do you burn before you look yourself in the mirror and say \u201cmaybe it\u2019s me that\u2019s the issue\u201d — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
God bless you pal, I\u2019ll say a prayer.<\/p>\n