Tony Ferguson: If Charles Oliveira Shows Up 3-4 Pounds Overweight, I’m Not Fighting

Tony Ferguson has issued an ultimatum to Charles Oliveira ahead of their co-main event clash at UFC 256.

“I am counting on the Brazilian [Charles Oliveira] and others to come In overweight like usual. So I’m calling it now,” Ferguson wrote on Instagram. “Case law: Short notice fight, Charles Oliveira will not cut weight all week and show up 3-4 pounds overweight and use the excuse of a short-notice fight.”

“If he shows up that much overweight, we are not competing. So crew, make sure you visit the kid’s page and encourage him to make the weight if you want to see a fight.”

Oliveira missed weight on four occasions while competing in the featherweight division but he has been on point for all nine of his lightweight bouts in the UFC. However, Ferguson vs. Oliveira was added to the UFC 256 lineup on short notice after the event lost a pair of title bouts.

Ferguson famously cut and made weight for a bout in April against Justin Gaethje even though the entire event had already been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “El Cucuy” revealed in his post that he has changed nutritionists ahead of UFC 256 and is pleased with the results thus far.

“At the beginning of this camp, I made a conscious decision to trust in what got me here and the results are amazing,” Ferguson wrote. “I have been competing in athletics for over 30 years and making weight the same amount of time. Weight is good and eating right.”

Ferguson eventually lost to Gaethje by fifth-round technical knockout in an interim title fight at UFC 249 on May 9, ending a 12-fight winning streak for the Team Death Clutch representative. Oliveira, meanwhile, enters the most significant test of his career on a seven-bout winning streak in the Octagon.

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