In the co-main event of UFC 256, Ferguson is set to battle Oliveira in an intriguing lightweight bout. The winner could subsequently enter a number one contender fight so the stakes are high for this one. Given the stakes, Ferguson has told the Brazilian if he misses weight, their fight is off as he will make 155lbs with ease.
Posting a warning to Oliveira via a caption on his Instagram post, Ferguson wrote:
Tony Ferguson aware of Charles Oliveira’s weight misses
The message by Ferguson to Oliveira does have some meaning behind it.
“Do Bronx” last missed weight back in 2016 when he fought Ricardo Lamas at featherweight but missed weight by nearly 10 pounds. When he was fighting at featherweight, it was common for him to miss weight as he has missed four times in his career. Ferguson, meanwhile, has never missed weight in his entire career.
Ferguson enters this fight coming off a brutal knockout loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249 for the interim lightweight title. Before the loss, “El Cucuy” was on a 12-fight winning streak where he had wins over the likes of Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone, Kevin Lee, Rafael dos Anjos, and Edson Barboza.
Charles Oliveira, meanwhile, is on a seven-fight winning streak but is taking a massive step up in competiton against Ferguson. Last time out, he submitted Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC Brasilia. During this run, he also registered wins over Jared Gordon, Jim Miller, and Clay Guida.
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