No great surprise, but Tony Ferguson doesn’t like the idea of a rubber match between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz . After McGregor’s longtime coach, John Kavanagh, floated the idea of a trilogy for St. Patrick’s Day, Ferguson (22-3 MMA, 12-1 UFC) said the UFC is protecting its biggest star at the expense of the sport. “Money talks and (expletive) walks, so obviously they’re going to protect their pocket, and they’re going to keep ‘McNuggets’ away from a real contender,” Ferguson said today during a conference call in support of his UFC interim lightweight title bout opposite Kevin Lee , which takes place Oct. 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Related Tony Ferguson, Fabricio Werdum get heated at UFC 216 media lunch, and gay slurs fly Ferguson has pushed endlessly for a shot at McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), especially in the wake of his canceled interim title bout earlier this year against Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) at UFC 209
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Tony Ferguson warns if UFC books Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz 3, ‘fans will be pissed’ – MMA Junkie