Tony Ferguson after victory over Cerrone: 'I want to be in the Hall of Fame'

T. Ferguson (photo) wants to keep winning to make history in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube UFC

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.), Tony Ferguson, had a difficult weekend to forget. In addition to achieving a victory over Donald Cerrone, UFC 238, the athlete stated, in a press conference in the early hours of this Sunday (9), that he intends to continue winning to make UFC history once and for all. By overcoming 'Cowboy', Tony put himself in the position of being the challenger for the winner's belt among Khabib Nurmagomedov e Dustin poirier, In September.

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I don't care what people are doing to improve. I know I have 12 wins in a row and I will keep winning. This is me. I want to be in the 'Hall of Fame' and, to do that, I need to keep winning,” said Tony.

Ferguson has other reasons to be happy. In addition to winning, together with Cerrone, the 'Fight of the Night' bonus, the athlete managed to recover from personal problems that kept him away from the octagons throughout the beginning of the year. Due to his absence, 'El Cucuy' missed some opportunities in the sport.

Dana White has already stated that the duel between Dustin poirier e Max Holloway it was initially to be contested by Ferguson. In case of victory, Tony would be the athlete who would represent the challenger of Khabib Nurmagomedov in the fight for the unification of the lightweight title, on September 7, for UFC 242.

With the victory over 'Cowboy', Holloway now awaits the opportunity to finally call himself 'champion' of the category. The athlete went on to win the interim division title in 2017, but an injury forced him to be removed from his position. Since then, the North American has sought to regain his status as absolute number one in the lightweight division.