Under 2013 blev den irländska organisationen Cage Contenders anklagad flera gånger för att inte ha betalat ut den summa pengar som organisationen lovat till sina fighters och nu har Dean Lister (13-7) släppt ett uttalande angående detta.
Lister, till höger på bilden ovan, anklagar John Ferguson för att ha blivit lurad och ber fighters att tänka till innan dom går med på att gå en match för Cage Contenders.
”i really wanted to give Jon F. the owner of Cage Contnders the benefit of the doubt but i was very wrong… I must say, he is a swindler, he never paid me 2,000 lb or my fighter Shannon Gugerty 1,500 lbs… He completely ripped us off completely…. He has no shame, he doesn’t care…. if anyone is looking to fight in any event that he id supervising, he will probably pay you, ONLY if you ask for money up front… If you do not, he won’t pay you, bottom line! This is the first time I have made such a claim…. I pride myself on honor; i honor my opponents and the event i fight in…. Wish Jon Ferguson, i have receive little honor and no money…It has taken a lot of patience,(too much forgiving) to allow this to happen this long, more than 3 years…. Please, i advise anyone,any fighter looking to fight under cage contenders to just not fight, you will not GET PAID! if this message makes him change his ways all good but i know this won’t happen.. Cage Contender event has been cool to me but they owe me 2.000 pounds and my fighter Shannon Gugerty 1,000 pounds…. so take it or leave it, believe whoever, but i have never made such a claim before this is the first….do not trust Jon Ferguson, he will lie to your face, give you false promises and then rip you off.”
