Conor McGregor shares his excitement after UFC books Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira

Conor McGregor recently took to Twitter and expressed his excitement over Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira being booked for UFC 256. El Cucuy will return on December 12 after facing a loss against Justin Gaethje at UFC 249. Commenting on Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira, Conor McGregor wrote that it’s “excellent” news and asked Dana White and team to “stack up” the UFC 256 fight card.

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Tony Ferguson was looking for a bout for months so that he could get back in the win column after suffering his first loss in eight years. El Cucuy was on a 12-fight win streak before he was stopped by The Highlight. Now, a win over Charles Oliveira will increase his confidence and put him in at No 2 in the UFC lightweight rankings, next to champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

However, a win over Charles Oliveira is far from an easy task as the Brazilian is currently on a seven-fight win streak. In his last bout at UFC Fight Night 170, Charles Oliveira defeated Kevin Lee via a guillotine choke in the third round, also winning the performance of the night bonus. On paper, Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira promises to be a banger. Unfortunately, the bout will be only three rounds as it’s the co-main event of UFC 256.

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In the main event, Deiveson Figueiredo will defend his flyweight title against Brandon Moreno. The champion just fought and defeated Alex Perez at UFC 255 on November 21. Moreno, on the other hand, last fought Brandon Royval at the same event and won via TKO in the first round.

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Here’s how UFC 256 fight card looks after the inclusion of Ferguson vs Oliveira

• Flyweight bout: Deiveson Figueiredo (C) vs Brandon Moreno
• Lightweight bout: Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira
• Welterweight bout: Dwight Grant vs Li Jingliang
• Middleweight bout: Ronaldo Souza vs Marvin Vettori
• Women's Strawweight bout: Angela Hill vs Tecia Torres
• Featherweight bout: Billy Quarantillo vs Gavin Tucker
• Heavyweight bout.: Serghei Spivac vs Jared Vanderaa
• Middleweight bout: Dalcha Lungiambula vs Karl Roberson
• Featherweight bout: Peter Barrett vs Chase Hooper
• Women's Flyweight bout: Andrea Lee vs Gillian Robertson
• Lightweight bout: Rafael Fiziev vs Renato Moicano

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