Tony Ferguson and Nate Diaz had immediate reactions to Khabib Nurmagomedov ’s UFC 223 victory, and they weren’t of a complimentary nature. Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) claimed the UFC lightweight championship Saturday when he defeated Al Iaquinta (13-4-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) by unanimous decision in the UFC 223 headliner, which took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1. When “The Eagle” won the gold, Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) was stripped of his 155-pound belt , while Ferguson’s (23-3 MMA, 13-1 UFC) interim strap simply “went away.” That didn’t make Ferguson happy, as he made clear in a social media post directed at both Nurmagomedov and the UFC brass (via Twitter ): “You’re Stripping Me Of A Title Because Of That Performance?” I See You Ninjas. #ufc223 Still My Mat. -Champ pic.twitter.com/V9zjeDZgAe — Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) April 8, 2018 Diaz, who hasn’t fought since a majority decision loss to McGregor at UFC 202 in August 2016, didn’t use any words in his social media post.
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Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz diss Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 223 performance – MMA Junkie