Ferguson breaks silence on Pettis fight: ‘I’m bringing the pain’
Tony Ferguson promises to bring the pain in his lightweight bout with Anthony Pettis at UFC 229.
Tony Ferguson is returning to the UFC a lot sooner than expected, and the former interim lightweight champion has promised to put a beating on Anthony Pettis at UFC 229.
Ferguson, 34, has been sidelined with injury since April, when The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner was forced to pull out of his headlining title bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 after suffering a ‘freak’ accident during a pre-fight media promo.
But, ‘El Cucuy’ is back and, according to a recent Instagram post, the former welterweight tournament winner has some unfinished business to settle with ‘Showtime’ on Oct. 6.
““Technical Fall” … @showtimepettis Your Team Tried To Dog My Squad In The Stands At UFC 181 & My Coach At The Time Told Me, Dont Worry About Him… “You Cant Big League A Big Leaguer”. I Told You I’d See You Soon Kid, Now Your Gonna Have To Answer To Me Toe-2-Toe Vato. I’ll Accept A Public Apology Before The Fight If You Want To Squash It & Fight Like Gentlemen. Either Way I’m Bringing The Pain, So I’ll See You Soon Hombre. Shhhhh Be Good Pretty Boy Tienes Suerte No Es #ufc229 Shoutout To The Good Coaches & Trainers Out There Making A Difference, Happy Training- Champ Time -2- #snapintuit SnapJitsu™️ @ufc @danawhite,” Ferguson posted on his Instagram account yesterday.
Ferguson is on a whopping ten-fight win streak and, with a possible win over Pettis at UFC 229, the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu standout would likely go on to face the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor, who are scheduled to lock horns on the same night in the main event. Ferguson could also be on standby should either Khabib or McGregor pull out of the bout at the last minute.
UFC 229 takes place on Oct. 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.