"I've heard about this publication, but I do not follow anyone on social networks or anything like that. I did not know when he posted this, but I know what he's talking about. It was a long time before the UFC 181 tournament. Then I was preparing for a fight with Gilbert Meledez, and Tony was trying to come to the gym where I had already trained. My coaches asked his team to wait, because, most likely, in the future we will have a fight. So if he regards this as disrespect, then this is his opinion. It's just common sense. You do not have to look at training of a fighter who is your potential rival," Pettis said.
Ferguson-Pettis fight is scheduled on October 6 at the UFC 229 tournament in Las Vegas.