Tony Ferguson reveals why he has not accepted the fight with Khabib yet

THE WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov have been going on for some time. Khabib had earlier said that he signed the contract to fight Ferguson and accused Ferguson of backing away from the fight.

After being silent for some time, Ferguson has finally revealed why he has not signed the contract. He posted the following tweet on his Twitter account and said that the current deal is not good for him as far as money is concerned.

@Danawhite Must've Paid You Good With Your New Deal! You're Being Fairly Paid, Now It's My Turn. I Want This Fight, But Won't Take Peanuts https://t.co/YhKG0Wq8fo

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) December 20, 2016

With Conor McGregor possibly out till the summer of 2017, the Khabib vs. Ferguson fight is expected to happen for the Interim Lightweight belt.

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