At the UFC 236 post fight press conference, UFC President Dana White was asked about Tony Ferguson. His response was that Ferguson would need to be evaluated by the UFC team, before being cleared to return to the Octagon.

“I don’t know if Tony’s ready to fight, I don’t know if that’s absolutely accurate. We haven’t had anybody evaluate him yet.”

It seems though that Ferguson doesn’t need the UFC to evaluate him. At least not according to ‘El Cucuy’, who took to Twitter to say that the UFC offered him a fight last week.

I Was Offered A Fight Last Week Before #UFC236. Guess Who? That Means I Don’t Need Additional Clearance. Bring It On – Champ Shit Only ????? pic.twitter.com/3lW8UHjxzD

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) April 17, 2019

Tony was deemed unfit to fight in recent months, after his wife ordered a restraining order on him, citing the fact that she wanted him to get help for his mental health.

Ferguson has since, tweeted from his psychologist appointment and then later on, tweeted that he had passed his medical evaluations.

Passed my Med Eval last week. I’m excited about retaining my ufc Lightweight Status that was stripped due to injury. Khabib not actively competing over some time should be stripped. A high Rank title fight/superfight between @TeamKhabib & I is what the fans want #defendorvacate pic.twitter.com/Iyq5Tff6ww

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) April 7, 2019

My Team & I Are Ready. UFC Knows I Passed Evals. See You All On The Mat Soon Enough. -Champ ?????

— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) April 13, 2019

On the same day as this second tweet, Ferguson also sent a couple of messages to Conor McGregor, which you can see here.

Whatever the truth is about Ferguson being evaluated by the UFC and being offered a fight, we just hope to see a fit and healthy Tony back inside the UFC Octagon soon.

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