Tony Ferguson is the type of guy to make weight even if the event is cancelled. Although this weight cut does not make sense, this is one of the reasons why the fans love him. Even the Notorious, Conor McGregor could not help but congratulate Ferguson on a “victory” over Justin Gaethje.

The former interim champion was supposed to take on Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 249. Dana White decided to host this event on an island as the restrictions posed by the government would not allow him to go ahead with the event in California or any other state. But, UFC 249 fell apart in its final stage as the executives from ESPN and Disney asked White to call it off.

But, this has not stopped Tony Ferguson to be battle-ready for this weekend as he makes the championship weight of 155 lbs tonight. Earlier, Tony Ferguson informed ESPN’s journalist, Ariel Helwani that he went through the weight cut successfully despite being aware that he is not fighting for the interim title this weekend as scheduled.

Conor McGregor declares Tony Ferguson the winner

The former lightweight champion, Conor McGregor was quick to respond as he tweeted:

Conor McGregor even mocked Justin Gaethje by calling him out to the weighing scale. it is to be noted that, Justin Gaethje replaced Khabib Nurmagomedov on short notice as the champion could not make it to the USA for UFC 249 due to travel restrictions in Russia.

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Interestingly, Dana White has already announced a date for UFC 249. UFC is trying to resume the action from May 9th. Though the location is not official yet, Florida might be a viable option since the government has announced sports as an essential business in Florida. Besides that, the mysterious venue at Fight Island can also host UFC 249.

The fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje will provide a solution to the puzzles in the lightweight division. The winner will go on to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the undisputed UFC title. But, who does Conor McGregor fight next? Considering, Khabib Nurmagomedov will be able to fight in September at the earliest, Conor will have to wait till next year to have a crack at the lightweight title.

Many are speculating the long-awaited trilogy between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz while Khabib Nurmagomedov defends his lightweight title.

It would be intriguing to see how things play out in the lightweight division once UFC resumes its action.