UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson loves the promotion he works for. But he’s feeling short-changed in the wake of his ill-fated interim title bout with Khabib Nurmagomedov at this past Saturday’s UFC 209. “I think they should take care of their fighters a little bit more, the ones that really put in their time and effort and really grind for them, because I’m one of those dudes, man,” he told MMAjunkie on Tuesday. “I’m one of those grinders, and I’ve never bashed my company.” Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC), 33, was incredulous when he received a wire transfer from the promotion for “less than half” the $250,000 show purse he was contracted to receive against Nurmagomedov (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who was scratched from the fight card after he was hospitalized with health complications from his weight cut. “It was like a slap to the face,” Ferguson said. “My training expenses were a lot larger than any other fight I’ve ever done because this was supposed to be the biggest fight of my career
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Tony Ferguson says he received less than half his contracted show money for UFC 209 – MMA Junkie