HOUSTON – If there wasn’t friction between Tony Ferguson and Beneil Dariush before the UFC 262 news conference, there is now. An internalized gripe was vented early during Thursday’s event, which featured both co-main event fighters, as well as headliners Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira. The verbal spat began with a comment from Dariush (20-4-1 MMA, 14-4-1 UFC), who took exception with Ferguson (25-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC) talking trash about Khabib Nurmagomedov in the opening minutes rather than focusing on the matchup at hand. “I had one of the best camps ever,” Dariush said. “I’m looking forward to fighting Tony, and I think Tony needs to recognize that I’m in front of him. He needs to not worry about Khabib right now.
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