Tony Ferguson slams Dana White for assault on wife and fighter mistreatment, threatens lawsuit
Tony Ferguson has become the latest fighter to call out UFC President Dana White. The former interim lightweight champion took to Twitter to threaten a class action lawsuit against the promotional frontman due to the company's treatment of fighters.
'El Cucuy' stated:
"It’s gonna take a class action lawsuit to let some these so called untouchables get a taste of there own medicine *mack* 👋 If this fucker treated his lady in public like that, how do you think he treats his fighters undeneath #askme @DisneyStudios @danawhite @ufc TUF🥇Chanp"
If this fucker treated his lady in public like that, how do you think he treats his fighters undeneath #askme @DisneyStudios @danawhite @ufc TUF🥇ChanpIt’s gonna take a class action lawsuit to let some these so called untouchables get a taste of there own medicine *mack* 👋 If this fucker treated his lady in public like that, how do you think he treats his fighters undeneath #askme @DisneyStudios @danawhite @ufc TUF🥇Chanp https://t.co/fpFoQAtYtZ
Tony Ferguson is the latest fighter to speak out against the UFC's manner in handling its business. Former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and former lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz both made the decision to leave the promotion in the last few months due to disagreements with the company. It is still unclear if 'El Cucuy' is looking to join the fighters in mixed martial arts free agency.
In a since-deleted tweet, mixed martial arts manager Ali Abdelaziz, whose clients include Ferguson's rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov, criticized the unranked lightweight for using Dana White's personal issues against him, stating:
"You low life wow"
Tony Ferguson recently called out Khabib Nurmagomedov and Ali Abdelaziz
In addition to his criticisms of UFC President Dana White, Tony Ferguson recently took to Twitter to call out Khabib Nurmagomedov and his manager Ali Abdelaziz. 'El Cucuy' stated:
"Your still my bitch @TeamKhabib @AliAbdelaziz00 You c*nts owe me over a half a mil now. I’ll take it off your heads like a haircut as you did business wrong w: me. Nuh uh uhhh… Daddy don’t forget,.. Check it out, I’m a tracker taught by my pops. Never like to kill. But for you"
Abdelaziz quickly fired back, claiming that Ferguson has a different attitude when they cross paths in person:
"Every time you see me, you say hello now you’re tough on Twitter 😂😂"
While Ferguson and Nurmagomedov never faced off in the octagon, the fighters had a heated rivalry that spanned nearly half a decade. Over that span, 'El Cucuy' and 'The Eagle' had five different fights scheduled, but all were eventually canceled, including two lightweight title fights and one interim lightweight title fight. While Khabib retired from mixed martial arts in 2020, Ferguson has continued to call him out.
Check out the tweets from Tony Ferguson and Ali Abdelaziz below:
Your still my bitch @TeamKhabib @AliAbdelaziz00 You cunts owe me over a half a mil now. I’ll take it off your heads like a haircut as you did business wrong w: me. Nuh uh uhhh… Daddy don’t forget,.. Check it out, I’m a tracker taught by my pops. Never like to kill. But for you https://t.co/kgJGhdTKY6
Every time you see me, you say hello now you’re tough on Twitter 😂😂 twitter.com/tonyfergusonxt…