TONY FERGUSON stunned mixed martial arts fans this week by pulling out a KNIFE during media day.
The former interim lightweight champion returns to action early on Sunday morning against Bobby Green on a stacked UFC 291 card in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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GETTYThe fan favourite locks horns with Bobby Green on the prelims[/caption]
UFC‘El Cucuy’ shocked the media by pulling out a knife when discussing his training camp[/caption]
Ferguson, 39, made the small town of Big Bear, California his home base for his latest training camp.
And he and his team ended up having to fend off a bear – which decided to have a good snoop around their encampment.
During the UFC 291 media day, the MMA veteran said: “We had a bear which was around our camp.
“So I ended up going to f***ing track it down. We found his water hole.
“I am a hunter, do you guys realise that? I started hunting when I was little, but I just don’t like to kill s***, I like to track.
“Bobby utilised this whole entire camp to be like a sniper. You got to find it in and out, and have your bought, and make sure you get the job done.
“I am out there doing my s**t right now, and very well conditioned. So, if you don’t like what the f**k I have to say, f*** you.”
When asked about tracking the bear, ‘El Cucuy’ whipped out a huge black knife and said: “It’s blades and shades, I don’t f*** around.
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“I have to protect my camp. So when I was out there, and my family was out there too, they walked and I had my wife and kid.
“When we were tracking, I had one at the south part and top of the part of the hill. So I had two points of access.
“So when we were out there and we saw the camp going out there, it used to be funny when we used to say, ‘Hey, well if you guys have a chance and see a bear, run down the hill as fast as you can’.
“It turned into really when my guy over here rolled in, and at the same time he rolled in, I saw the bear.
“You know typography maps, right? F*** regular maps, typography maps is where it is at, you can tell of elevation and everything.
“I found his water table and where he was sitting, and was by my other house.
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“Where he was, everybody would leave their trash in the bin, and you’re supposed to take your s***.
“The trash bins would always be over, and I saw that he was rounding out.
“Going further out, and closer, closer and closer. I told my coach, and he has just got back from Africa hunting.
“He just killed some wildebeest and some other s***.
Fan favourite Ferguson will look to pick up his first win in four years against fellow MMA vet Green.
The Ultimate Fighter season 13 winner is riding a five-fight skid, which included a brutal and viral KO loss to Michael Chandler last May.