“El Cucuy” feels the term “G.O.A.T” has been used too much and would rather be referred to as the “B.O.A.T”
Tony Ferguson is set to move up to the Welterweight division where he will be fighting Li JIngliang this weekend at UFC 279. During media day for the event this is what Ferguson had to say about what he wants to be referred to as.
In the wake of the knockout loss to Chandler, Ferguson expressed a desire to join a team – which he hadn’t been part of for years – and settled on the famed Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque N.M.
Ferguson said that, prior to joining Jackson Wink, he hadn’t trained in a cage or sparred “in five or six years.” He’d only been training on a wrestling mat. It’s been a different experience, but it was just what the 38-year-old was looking for.
“I went fishing,” Ferguson said. “What I got was a bunch of trainers that I believe in. I’ve always had my eye on a couple of people. I’m like a scout. I know what the f*ck to look for. … I got some really good people that are helping me open my eyes with some things that I cannot see, which is the trust. It helps to be able to be in an octagon, get some sparring in and get the great training that I really need.”
And as for what Ferguson expects in his attempt to snap a four-fight losing streak against the larger Jingliang?
“Li likes to scrap, man. Obviously, he knows I like to scrap,” Ferguson said. “We’re gonna go in there, we’re gonna impress a lot of people, toe to toe, balls to walls, and we’re gonna go in and make some fireworks for you f*ckers.”
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