Filed under: Featured , News , Radio Highlight , UFC , Videos Edson Barboza is not the type of fighter you’ll see engaged in trashtalking or social media feuds. But every so often, Barboza is willing to break out the keyboard and do some campaigning in order to achieve his octagon goals. The current one is, of course, the rematch with fellow lightweight contender Tony Ferguson – which he requested immediately after his flying-knee knockout of Beneil Dariush last month. More recently, Barboza (19-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) responded to a tweet by Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC) saying the lightweight division, currently led by Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), “deserves a real champion.” @TonyFergusonXT @TonyFergusonXT I'm ready for July bro! Let's do this again! This division deserves a real champ! @ufc @danawhite — Edson Barboza (@EdsonBarbozaJR) April 8, 2017 Speaking to MMAjunkie Radio following the Twitter challenge, Barboza elaborated on his thoughts. “I think McGregor is not the real champ,” Barboza said.
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