{"id":389131,"date":"2022-05-18T18:24:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=389131"},"modified":"2022-05-18T18:24:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:24:51","slug":"tony-ferguson-revealed-dana-white-made-him-feel-like-sht-for-wanting-to-move-to-welterweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/tony-ferguson-revealed-dana-white-made-him-feel-like-sht-for-wanting-to-move-to-welterweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Ferguson Revealed Dana White Made Him &#8216;Feel Like Sh*t&#8217; for Wanting to Move to Welterweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson has drawn a line in the sand after UFC 274. \u2018El Cucuy\u2019 suffered the most brutal loss of his MMA career when he was knockout out cold for the first time by Michael Chandler. \u2018Iron\u2019 Chandler landed a devastating front kick to Ferguson\u2019s jaw that shut off the lights almost instantly.<\/p>\n<p>The visual of watching Tony Ferguson slumped over on the canvas is not something fans would have expected. As recently as May 2020, \u2018El Cucuy\u2019 was primed to fight for the undisputed belt and had once accrued a 12-fight win streak in the lightweight division, a feat now close to being topped by Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-388311 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image01-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image01-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image01-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image01-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/image01-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, the defeat has forced Tony Ferguson to recalibrate several aspects of his training and approach to fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/people-had-messed-with-the-scale-joe-rogan-explains-how-charles-oliveira-got-screwed-at-ufc-274\/\">\u2018People Had Messed with the Scale\u2019- Joe Rogan Explains How Charles Oliveira Got \u2018Screwed\u2019 at UFC 274<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tony Ferguson, the next welterweight contender?<\/h2>\n<p>The former interim lightweight champion has competed in the 170-pound weight class, and in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, he revealed his plans to once again move to welterweight. However, he also let it slip that UFC President Dana White wasn\u2019t particularly on board with this decision.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L-qhPkUhn9s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have nothing against going up a weight class. For a long time, Dana made me feel like sh*t for going up a weight,\u201d revealed Ferguson. \u201cBut he made me feel like sh*t for a long time, and when you have people making you feel like sh*t like that, essentially you start to almost believe it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-387950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/tony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/tony.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/tony-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/tony-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/tony-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/05\/tony-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m not standing here giving him the finger, but I\u2019m kinda sitting here like, I\u2019m gonna do me for me now, and you\u2019re gonna watch me now. I\u2019m not tryna be unhappy anymore, because I just can\u2019t do that sh*t anymore,\u201d added Ferguson. \u201cI\u2019m not gonna let commentary or people have that fault and throw it in my sh*t. I do that myself, and I do it enough.\u201d<\/em> [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/tony-ferguson-says-dana-white-is-to-blame-for-delayed-move-to-welterweight-dana-made-me-feel-like-st-for-going-up-a-weight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bjpenn.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>A new start at welterweight is likely just what Tony Ferguson needs to truly make a resounding turnaround. He\u2019s lost four fights in a row and a win is about the most important thing for his professional MMA career moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson has drawn a line in the sand after UFC 274. \u2018El Cucuy\u2019 suffered the most brutal loss of his MMA career when he was knockout out cold for the first time by Michael Chandler. \u2018Iron\u2019 Chandler landed a devastating front kick to Ferguson\u2019s jaw that shut off the lights almost instantly. 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