Tony Ferguson appeared to call Conor McGregor an 'international terrorist' in a no-holds-barred tirade

• Tony Ferguson has targeted Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in a no-holds-barred Twitter tirade.
• Ferguson called his lightweight rival Poirier a "sell-out," and implied McGregor is an "international terrorist."
• Ferguson had been linked with a fight against Poirier in recent months but he is now likely fighting McGregor later in the year.
• The winner of that bout could face the winner of UFC 254's main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje.
• This would freeze Ferguson out of the lightweight picture at the top of the division for quite some time.

Tony Ferguson appeared to call Conor McGregor an "international terrorist" during a no-holds-barred tirade in which he also scorched Dustin Poirier, whom he called a sell-out.

UFC lightweight Ferguson had one of the best winning runs in modern MMA interrupted when he was dominated and defeated in the fifth round by Justin Gaethje during the UFC's first pandemic-era event in May.

Since then, he has clamored to meet Poirier in a battle of top-ranked 155-pounders. Victory there would have likely propelled him back into title contention, where he could fight the current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

However, with Nurmagomedov fighting Gaethje this month, and McGregor and Poirier seemingly agreeing to a fight later this year, Ferguson currently appears frozen out of the lightweight picture — and he's irate.

Replying directly to a Poirier tweet in which the American striker confirmed that he and McGregor had both agreed to a UFC bout, Ferguson said: "What a sell-out."

He added: "Taking a bribe from an international terrorist. Good job, kid. I represent America. All that talk about the fight game only to be afraid and be left behind out of the loop.

"Take the money and be proud fake."

—Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) October 8, 2020

The winner of the prospective Poirier and McGregor fight in the coming months could challenge the winner of the UFC 254 main event on Saturday, October 24.

Nurmagomedov and Gaethje fight in the Fight Island finale, to decide the ultimate champion in the UFC's most competitive weight class.

It is, as of yet, unclear who Ferguson could face next.

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