Tony Ferguson Says He’s Fighting Conor McGregor In Unification Bout Set For 2018

In a new emoji and hash tag rich statement to his official Instagram, UFC interim champion Tony Ferguson says he will be unifying the world title with Conor McGregor in March or April, of 2018.

Ferguson won the UFC’s interim world title when he defeated Kevin Lee at UFC 216.  All of this due to Conor McGregor pursuing a boxing match against Floyd Mayweather.

Of course, Tony’s claim contradicts Friday’s report of a Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor boxing match in negotiations for April. However,  there’s no set plan as to who or where McGregor will fight next.

Here’s Ferguson’s full statement:

“Keep Em’ Sharp” So I Asked Doc If He Could Make My Elbows Any More Sharper Well… w/ A Wink & A Nod It Was Done!!! T’Was A Very Minor Surgery & Now Getting Ready To Unify My Belt W/ McNuggets @thenotoriousmma In The 1st 1/4 Of The Year (March – April) As Recovery Is Going Great!!! #DefendorVacate MF’er The First Day Of Therapy Was Huge, “I Never Liked Sitting On The Sidelines” repair_sports_institute_hb Almost To Full Flexibility & Next Is Strength ?️Thanks Doctor Mora, @danawhite & @ufc For The OrthoScope It Was A Success #TSKYH Great Job , I Look Forward To Kicking McNuggets Ass & Defending My Strap For A Decade Or Two #AndTheNew #TonyFergusonMMA SnapJitsu™ #SnapDownCity My Mat MF’ers” Tony Ferguson said on social media.

"Keep Em' Sharp" So I Asked Doc If He Could Make My Elbows Any More Sharper ?? Well… w/ A Wink & A Nod It Was Done!!! T'Was A Very Minor Surgery & Now Getting Ready To Unify My Belt W/ McNuggets @thenotoriousmma In The 1st 1/4 Of The Year (March – April) As Recovery Is Going Great!!! #DefendorVacate MF'er??? The First Day Of Therapy Was Huge, "I Never Liked Sitting On The Sidelines" ?✌️@repair_sports_institute_hb Almost To Full Flexibility & Next Is Strength ?️Thanks Doctor Mora, @danawhite & @ufc For The OrthoScope It Was A Success #TSKYH Great Job ? , I Look Forward To Kicking McNuggets Ass & Defending My Strap For A Decade Or Two ????? #AndTheNew #TonyFergusonMMA SnapJitsu™ #SnapDownCity My Mat MF'ers ???

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