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Tony Ferguson Explains Why He Turned Down Replacement Fight With Michael Johnson at UFC 209

March 3, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Tony Ferguson almost had a replacement fight at UFC 209, but turned it down. After Khabib Nurmagomedov was hospitalized following his weight cut and their fight was scratched, Michael Johnson stepped up and was willing to face Ferguson but the latter turned down the fight.

Johnson took to Twitter to explain that Ferguson declined the fight, which led to Ferguson himself saying that he said no because it wasn’t going to be for the interim championship, and that it was for less money. You can see their posts below: