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3rd December 2019
01:04pm GMT

"Circle the date... There's going to be fireworks on April 18. I'm going to make sure of that. I'm going to give Khabib two to the chops and he's going to give me 20 push-ups." "Don't even get the fans going on that shit," he continued. "Seriously, I love you guys and I want to set that pace right now. I want their encouragement. Everyone that's like, 'Oh this is cursed,' f*** you! Don't watch this stuff, we don't want you. Go watch Bellator or some other bullshit. Go find some knock-off copy of what we've got going on here. "This is the O.Gs. I'm the original genius here. These guys right here, you wanna try and be gangster, or some shit like that, hey, you've got to answer to me, Khabib. Right here, toe-to-toe motherf*****. And we're gonna go."
Tony Ferguson, who had to pull out of a undisputed title fight against Nurmagomedov in April 2018 after tripping over a television camera cable, returned to the UFC in October 2018 and has since had two 'Fight of the Night' wins over Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone. In both fights, his opponent was forced to stop after sustaining a barrage of strikes from the 35-year-old.
Ferguson says he is 'going to keep poking the bear' to ensure Nurmagomedov makes it to The Octagon next April. He claims that he will make the champion bloody and that he will take him to deep, deep waters. He doubts the Dagestani will want a rematch after he finishes with him in Brooklyn.
"This guy's got an issue and his name is Tony Ferguson, and I'm coming after him. It's hunting season, baby!" He added:
"He's going to understand. He's going to go through the holidays and he's going to be wondering about me. I'm going to be in his head again. He's going to have a lot on his plate, and I think they got a little too arrogant with the way they handled things. "I'm in this dude's head. He's going to train so hard and he's going to be so nervous that he's going to make a mistake. I'm going to capitalise on that. I'm going to catch him during the scramble."As for the Cerrone vs. McGregor fight, Ferguson believes 'Cowboy' could drop the Dubliner if he connects with a couple of his high kicks and he expects both men to come out guns ablazin'. "As I always say," he remarked, "I'll for a double knock-out."
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