Tony Ferguson is quite the character and has made many interesting claims throughout his UFC career. He recently spoke about Conor McGregor and made quite the claim as to why they never fought each other.

Recently, Tony Ferguson was on The MMA Hour and he explained why he never fought Conor McGregor. Turns out, it had something to do with their agency back a few years ago with Paradigm Sports Management.

“There’s a Miller-Ayala act that says an active agent is not allowed to compete in the same sport as the person you’re representing,” said Ferguson (ht Sportskeeda). “I would ask my management if he [McGregor] was the owner of the company. They kept straight up lying to me. They lied to me alot… Everyone else is telling me he is, but they’re telling me he isn't… There’s a lot of things going on and some people are probably gonna get called to court.”

It is currently unclear when Conor McGregor will make his move back to the UFC. Tony Ferguson still has plenty of interest in booking a fight with him when he returns.

“I would love to fight Conor if he still has his academy by my spot because that’s what he ended up doing. He ended up opening up an academy right near me. My neighbors come up to me and they’re like, ‘Hey, do you know that Conor is right next to you?’ I crack up because that’s how he is. The dude is so unhappy that he has to copy everybody’s stuff to find happiness. And maybe he’s doing it on purpose. Maybe it’s because he admires me and what I do.”