Tony Ferguson has vowed to make Salt Papi ‘p— blood’ in a foul-mouthed rant at his upcoming boxing opponent.
The UFC legend is switching the octagon for the Misfits Boxing ring on August 30, and is not happy at all with his opponent, whom he claims didn’t back up his words at their pre-fight press conference.
He took great issue with being told he would be knocked out, only to be met with respect from the quiet Filipino in person. And in an exclusive chat with Bloody Elbow, he finally let his true feelings be known just weeks out from the fight.
Tony Ferguson tears into Salt Papi in vicious rant
Salt Papi is no stranger to the wacky world of influencer boxing, but he may have his hands full with the wildcard that is Tony Ferguson. He appears to have angered the legendary former lightweight champion by predicting a knockout win, but refusing to back that up when they met in London last month.
“F— him, he p—ed me off,” Ferguson told Bloody Elbow after suggestions their fight was not particularly heated in the build-up. “That dude, that f—ing guy said he was going to knock me the f— out and you know what? You can’t go back on your f—ing word.
“I don’t care how real or fake you are when you’re in front of me and you don’t want to have the f—ing balls to say that you’re going to knock me out? I don’t give a f— motherf—er, you’re going to see the real El Cucuyi.
“I’m going to go in there and do what I’m going to do. You’re going to be so f—ing afraid. I’m going to hit you so hard I’m going to make you p— f—ing blood because you said it and you’re going to answer to your f—ing words.
“Now you’ve got the real me and that’s a scary f—ing guy! You don’t want that f—ing guy and you’ve got that guy coming right towards you.”
Tony Ferguson is laser-focused on Salt Papi fight after ditching UFC for boxing
Despite understanding that there will be massive opportunities available with a win, Ferguson is refusing to move his focus from Salt Papi. Even the mention by Bloody Elbow of a potential clash with Conor McGregor at the White House next year didn’t move him past his next challenge.
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“I’m not looking past this right now,” he continued. “I’ve got my sights set on Veruca Salt, that’s the homie right there. You guys watched Willy Wonka? That kid’s like ‘oh daddy I want a boat like that’, no motherf—er.
“You ain’t a BOAT [Best of All Time], you’re never going to be a f—ing BOAT. You’re going to be fighting the BOAT and you’re going to have your hands full come August 30 man, it’s going to be interesting man.”