Ferguson, 34, was out from the Octagon since April. After getting into a freak accident days before his title bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 (which was the fourth time Khabib Vs. Tony had failed) Tony is back now, and his return is much sooner than expected.
On his return, Tony is now all set to fight the former LW champion, Showtime Pettis. Tony has brought the heat to the table before Pettis has and has said that he has an unfinished business with Pettis via Instagram, so let's take a look at the post:
“Technical Fall” … @showtimepettis Your Team Tried To Dog My Squad In The Stands At UFC 181 & My Coach At The Time Told Me, Don't 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.
Here, Tony talks about UFC 181, where Pettis' team and Tony's team had a beef and Tony's team was mad dogged by Showtime's team; after being shaken by his coach, Tony told Pettis "I will See you soon boy". He further sais: this time Pettis has to stand in front of him and fight like a man (Vato means Man). And Says that he is bringing the pain in. He further wrote somethings in Spanish "tienes suerte no es" meaning If you think you are lucky, you are not! This clearly says that Tony has a reason to go out there and destroy Pettis
Ferguson is on a ten-fight win streak and after winning Pettis, he would probably get a shot at the winner of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor.
Ferguson is reportedly a standout fighter for Khabib Vs. McGregor if any one of them pull out in the last moment. UFC 229 takes place on Oct. 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.