sport news Tony Ferguson forced UFC executive to let him take his Bentley for a drive ... trends now

sport news Tony Ferguson forced UFC executive to let him take his Bentley for a drive ... trends now
sport news Tony Ferguson forced UFC executive to let him take his Bentley for a drive ... trends now

sport news Tony Ferguson forced UFC executive to let him take his Bentley for a drive ... trends now

Leverage! Tony Ferguson forced UFC executive Hunter Campbell to let him take his 'beautiful' Bentley for a 45-minute test drive before he would accept the last-minute showdown with Nate Diaz at UFC 279 Tony Ferguson was asked by the UFC to take a short-notice fight with Nate Diaz Ferguson had already successfully made weight for his initially scheduled fight A UFC executive allowed Ferguson to drive his Bentley to persuade the American Ferguson agreed to the change, and was defeated by Diaz at UFC 279

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At UFC 279 Tony Ferguson demonstrated himself to be the consummate company man, stepping in at short notice following Khamzat Chimaev's weight miss to take a main event bout and ensure that Nate Diaz remained on the card.

Stepping in on one day's notice to fight a different opponent for an additional two rounds isn't generally an attractive prospect for a fighter, but the former interim champion ensured that was properly incentivised.

According to a report from ESPN, after Ferguson was notified that the organisation was interested in having him challenge Diaz in the main event just 24 hours later, Ferguson began crisis talks with UFC executive Hunter Campbell.

Tony Ferguson successfully made weight for his UFC 279 fight against Li Jingliang

Tony Ferguson successfully made weight for his UFC 279 fight against Li Jingliang

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