Tony Ferguson is on a nine-fight win streak and wants to keep the momentum going in 2017.
'El Cucuy' wanted to prove his worth as the number one lightweight contender in the world at UFC 209 but, his opponent, the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov, was forced to pull out at the last minute due to a brutal weight cut which left him hospitalized.
'The Eagle' is expected to be out of action for the foreseeable future and current 155-pound champion, Conor McGregor, is busy pursuing a boxing megafight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.