Tony Ferguson is tired of waiting for his title shot. The No. 2 ranked lightweight — per the official UFC rankings — is on a nine-fight win streak and was expected to collide with the No. 1 ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov in an interim championship showdown at UFC 209.
That bout fell through at the last minute because 'The Eagle' failed to make weight and was unfortunately hospitalized. Ferguson, frustrated that he didn't get to establish himself as the clear cut number one contender in what would have ben the most high-profile fight of his career, has put Nurmagomedov in his rear-view mirror and started calling out the official lightweight champ, Conor McGregor.