Tony Ferguson and Fabricio Werdum Get Into Heated Argument, They Are Not Even Fighting Against Each Other

UFC Lightweight Tony Ferguson and Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum were at a press conference answering questions then suddenly Fabricio Werdum started interrupting and was directing some french to Ferguson. The two had to be separated and Werdum was escorted outside.

Both fighters are promoting UFC 216 in Las Vegas. 

Ferguson was talking about fighting for an interim version of the lightweight belt and will headlines UFC 216.

Main Fight Card of UFC 216:

Lightweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Kevin Lee

Flyweight: Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Ray Borg

Heavyweight: Fabrício Werdum vs. Derrick Lewis

Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Evan Dunham

UFC 209: Woodley vs Thompson 2

Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley and challenger Stephen Thompson rematch for the title at UFC 209 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Mar. 4. Woodley and Thompson fought to a draw when they met at UFC 205 for the belt. UFC 209 airs live on Dj Pay-Per-View from T-Mobile Arena.

An interim UFC Lightweight Championship bout between undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner Tony Ferguson as the co-main event. The pairing was originally booked for The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale and later UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans. However, the bout was cancelled both times due to Nurmagomedov being injured and Ferguson pulling out due to a lung issue, respectively.

Rashad Evans long much-awaited returns to face Australia’s Daniel Kelly. The former light heavyweight champion, Evans has fought and defeated the best of the best at 205 pounds, but in March, he will test the waters at 185 pounds against Kelly, a four-time member of the Australian Olympic judo team who has won three in a row.

In the heavyweight division, unbeaten Daniel Spitz will step in for Todd Duffee and make his Octagon debut against England’s Mark “The Hand of” Godbeer.

At 115 pounds, TUF 23 finalist Amanda Cooper will seek her second consecutive win when she faces off with Team Alpha Male newcomer Cynthia Calvillo. And in a bantamweight bout, Albert Morales faces debuting Andre Soukhamthath.

Here’s the official fight card:
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Welterweight Tyron Woodley (c) vs. Stephen Thompson
Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson
Middleweight Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Ke
Lightweight Lando Vannata vs. David Teymur
Heavyweight Alistair Overeem vs. Mark Hunt
Heavyweight Marcin Tybura vs. Luis Henrique
Featherweight Mirsad Bektić vs. Darren Elkins
Bantamweight Iuri Alcântara vs. Luke Sanders
Heavyweight Mark Godbeer vs. Daniel Spitz
Light Heavyweight Tyson Pedro vs. Paul Craig
Women’s Strawweight Amanda Cooper vs. Cynthia Calvillo
Bantamweight Albert Morales vs. Andre Soukhamthath

The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos will begin his road back to the crown on Saturday, November 5, when he faces the No. 3-ranked Tony Ferguson in a five-round main event bout at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City.

The lightweight showdown headlines the UFC’s fourth event in Mexico, and also features the finals of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 (also known as UFC Fight Night 98). Winner of Martin Bravo vs. Claudio Puelles will be crowned. FOX Sports 1 will televise the card.

Currently ranked second at 155 pounds, Brazil’s Dos Anjos won five straight over the likes of Nate Diaz, Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis and Benson Henderson before a stunning first round upset loss to Eddie Alvarez in July cost him his title. Hungry to get his belt back, Dos Anjos can make a statement with a win over former Ultimate Fighter winner Ferguson. Showing the best form of his career, California’s “El Cucuy” is on an eight-fight winning streak that includes wins over Edson Barboza, Josh Thomson and Abel Trujillo, as well as six post-fight bonuses.

Three fighters on the cancelled UFC Manila card were rebooked in this event. Ricardo Lamas will face Charles Oliveira and the Sam Alvey vs. Alex Nicholson match-up will also take place at this event.

Marco Beltran’s new opponent to be announced or he may no longer be fighting. He was supposed to fight Guido Cannetti but was flagged by USADA, pulled from rematch.

Another pair scrapped from this card was the Jorge Masvidal vs. Kelvin Gastelum. The TUF 17 winner was pulled to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC 205 at the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City.

Here’s the official fight card:

Lightweight Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tony Ferguson
Lightweight Martin Bravo vs. Claudio Puelles
Lightweight Diego Sanchez vs. Marcin Held
Featherweight Ricardo Lamas vs. Charles Oliveira
Lightweight Beneil Dariush vs. Rashid Magomedov
Women’s Strawweight Alexa Grasso vs. Heather Jo Clark
Bantamweight Erik Perez vs. Felipe Arante
Bantamweight Marco Beltran vs. TBA
Welterweight Erick Montaño vs. Max Griffin
Bantamweight Henry Briones vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade
Middleweight Sam Alvey vs. Alex Nicholson
Lightweight Marco Polo Reyes vs. Jason Novelli
Featherweight Enrique Barzola vs. Chris Avila