Tony Ferguson’s quest again to the win column, sadly, continues.
UFC Abu Dhabi didn’t deal with “El Cucuy” nicely when tasked along with his fellow previous winner of The Final Fighter (TUF), Michael Chiesa. In only one spherical, the “Maverick” took Ferguson down and submitted him with a rear-naked choke (watch highlights). The loss was Ferguson’s third by submission in his final 4 outings and his record-eighth consecutive loss in UFC.
Ferguson, 40, has been implored to retire by the neighborhood and UFC CEO, Dana White, a number of fights earlier than his newest. Nevertheless, the one-time interim Light-weight titleholder isn’t fairly positive what retirement would even appear to be in his world.
“I’m very honored to characterize the UFC to the highest of my skills,” Ferguson instructed FULL SEND MMA. “I say I’m not prepared, I’m not achieved but, man, however I don’t know what to say. Ought to have went on the market, ought to have gotten that W, clearly. I’m an athlete, I don’t know anything to do moreover go on the market and f*cking play.”
The final win for Ferguson got here in an exhilarating Struggle of the Night time effort when he defeated future UFC Corridor of Famer, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, through second spherical technical knockout in June 2019. After dropping out on his unification bout as an interim champion from an harm the 12 months prior, Ferguson (26-11) was led again to a shot at historical past to grow to be a two-time interim titlist when he fought Justin Gaethje one 12 months later.
Though it actually was and regardless of a giant second or two within the combat, many contemplate it the beginning of Ferguson’s downfall due to the way it unfolded. After the primary two rounds, he began to get overwhelmed from pillar to submit en path to an arguably late fifth spherical technical knockout.
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