Tony Ferguson News
Michael Chiesa still believes Tony Ferguson is a "very dangerous fight" ahead of UFC Abu Dhabi
Cole Shelton - July 31, 2024
Michael Chiesa isn’t overlooking Tony Ferguson ahead of their fight at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Chiesa and Ferguson are set to meet on Saturday’s main card in a pivotal fight for both of their careers. Ferguson is on a seven-fight losing streak, and Dana White has urged Ferguson to retire win or lose after Saturday’s bout.
Tony Ferguson reveals he's sparring again ahead of his return at UFC Abu Dhabi
Cole Shelton - July 30, 2024
Tony Ferguson is back sparring as he’s set to return to the Octagon on Saturday against Michael Chiesa at UFC Abu Dhabi. Ferguson enters the bout on a seven-fight losing streak and is moving back up to welterweight to take on Chiesa in what could be his final UFC fight. Although Ferguson is on a losing skid, he still has confidence in himself, and ahead of his return, he says he started to spar again and feels like he’s in a good spot in his career.
Dana White hopes Tony Ferguson will retire win or lose following fight with Michael Chiesa at UFC Abu Dhabi
Harry Kettle - June 10, 2024
UFC CEO Dana White hopes Tony Ferguson retires following his upcoming showdown against Michael Chiesa. As we all know, Tony Ferguson is a legend in mixed martial arts. He’s done some incredible things throughout the course of his career, especially in the UFC. Alas, in recent years, he’s fallen on hard times – and that’s an understatement. He is 0-7 in his last seven fights, with many of those defeats being pretty brutal.
Michael Chiesa opens up on booking UFC Abu Dhabi fight against Tony Ferguson: "He was once the boogeyman"
Josh Evanoff - June 5, 2024
UFC welterweight contender Michael Chiesa is happy to finally face Tony Ferguson. ‘Maverick’ hasn’t competed since a first-round submission loss to Kevin Holland at UFC 291 last July. That defeat was Michael Chiesa’s third in a row, previously suffering defeats to Vicente Luque and Sean Brady. Following the loss to ‘Trailblazer’, many felt that the 36-year-old could retire from fighting.
Opening odds revealed for UFC Abu Dhabi sees Nick Diaz, Tony Ferguson as sizeable underdogs
Cole Shelton - May 29, 2024
The opening odds have been released for the UFC Abu Dhabi fights in August. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Wednesday the main card for the stacked UFC Abu Dhabi event on August 3. The main event sees Cory Sandhagen taking on Umar Nurmagomedov. Also on the card will be the return of Nick Diaz, while Tony Ferguson also returns to action with hopes of snapping his lengthy losing streak.
Nick Diaz returns, UFC Abu Dhabi main card revealed featuring Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa
Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 29, 2024
Nick Diaz is back and he will be a part of a stacked UFC Abu Dhabi card. UFC CEO Dana White had his matchmakers cooking up a card for UFC Abu Dhabi, and they have delivered in terms of name recognition. The UFC boss has announced that Stockton’s own Nick Diaz is back and will be taking on Vicente Luque in a bout scheduled for five rounds on August 5th. Diaz hasn’t been seen inside the Octagon since his rematch with fellow MMA legend “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler back in September 2021.
Jake Paul expresses interest in fighting UFC veteran Tony Ferguson in MMA: “He said he wanted to fight”
Harry Kettle - March 4, 2024
Jake Paul has revealed that he’d be interested in battling UFC veteran Tony Ferguson in a mixed martial arts bout. For the longest time now, fans have been calling for Tony Ferguson to retire. Alas, even after his most recent defeat to Paddy Pimblett, ‘El Cucuy’ refuses to go quietly into the night. Instead, he’s suggested that he plans on fighting until the wheels fall off.
Former opponent advises Tony Ferguson to think about his future and retire from UFC: “Are you going to be able to still throw the ball with your kids?”
Harry Kettle - March 1, 2024
One of Tony Ferguson’s former opponents, Josh Thomson, has given his thoughts on the veteran’s future. For the longest time now, fans have been questioning why Tony Ferguson refuses to hang up the gloves. The 40-year-old has now lost seven on the bounce, and he’s picked up a lot of damage (alongside some injuries) in that time. It goes without saying that his supporters absolutely adore him, and that he holds a special place in the history books in mixed martial arts.
Tony Ferguson reveals he fought Paddy Pimblett with a torn MCL, undergoes knee surgery
Cole Shelton - January 26, 2024
Tony Ferguson entered his UFC 296 fight against Paddy Pimblett with a serious knee injury. Ferguson took to social media to reveal he underwent knee surgery to replace his torn MCL. According to ‘El Cucuy’ he suffered the injury in November just before Thanksgiving but decided to continue with the fight.
Tony Ferguson undergoes surgery to remove bone fragments from his left arm (Video)
Harry Kettle - January 15, 2024
UFC veteran Tony Ferguson has undergone surgery to remove bone fragments from his left arm. For years now, Tony Ferguson has been seen as a big fan favorite in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. His run through the lightweight division was legendary and will be remembered for a long time to come. Unfortunately, his career has been on quite a downward spiral since 2020. In that time, he’s lost seven straight fights, four of which came via finish.
Daniel Cormier applauds Tony Ferguson for going 15 minutes at UFC 296 but says it’s time for ‘El Cucuy’ to retire
Harry Kettle - December 21, 2023
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes that it may be time for Tony Ferguson to retire after UFC 296. Last weekend, Tony Ferguson returned to the Octagon to face Paddy Pimblett. Unfortunately for the veteran it didn’t go his way, as he feel to a disappointing unanimous decision defeat.
Khabib Nurmagomedov's former coach believes Tony Ferguson can resurrect his career fighting outside of the UFC
Susan Cox - December 20, 2023
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s former coach believes Tony Ferguson can resurrect his career fighting outside the UFC. UFC 296 saw Tony Ferguson (26-10 MMA) vs. Paddy Pimblett (21-3 MMA) in a lightweight bout. The result was a unanimous decision victory for the 28-year-old Brit.
UFC CEO Dana White admits caliber of opponents has “played a factor” in Tony Ferguson’s lengthy losing skid
Susan Cox - December 18, 2023
UFC CEO Dana White admits the caliber of opponents has ‘played a factor’ in Tony Ferguson’s lengthy losing skid. UFC 296, which took place this past Saturday, December 16th at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, saw Tony Ferguson (26-10 MMA) vs Paddy Pimblett (21-3 MMA) in a lightweight bout.
Tony Ferguson issues statement after suffering seventh consecutive loss to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296: "Keep the faith MF's"
Chris Taylor - December 17, 2023
Tony Ferguson has issued a statement after suffering his seventh consecutive loss at the hands of Paddy Pimblett last night at UFC 296. Ferguson (25-10 MMA) was looking to score his first win since defeating Donald Cerrone via TKO in June of 2019, when he took to the Octagon last night in Las Vegas. ‘El Cucuy’ had gone 0-6 over his previous six fights, a skid which included stoppage losses to Bobby Green, Nate Diaz, Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje.
Pros react after Paddy Pimblett defeats Tony Ferguson at UFC 296
Chris Taylor - December 16, 2023
Tonight’s UFC 296 main card featured a highly anticipated lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett and Tony Ferguson. Pimblett (21-3 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since narrowly defeating Jared Gordon at UFC 282 event last December. ‘The Baddy’ had gone a perfect 4-0 under the UFC banner ahead of tonight’s affair, this while scoring stoppage wins over Luigi Vendramini, Rodrigo Vargas and Jordan Leavitt.
UFC 296 Results: Paddy Pimblett defeats Tony Ferguson (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - December 16, 2023
We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 296 results, including the lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett and Tony Ferguson. Pimblett (20-3 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since narrowly defeating Jared Gordon at last December’s UFC 282 event. ‘The Baddy’ has gone a perfect 4-0 under the UFC banner, scoring stoppage wins over Luigi Vendramini, Rodrigo Vargas and Jordan Leavitt.
Tony Ferguson explains why he's glad that he trained with David Goggins: "One of the hardest things I've done"
Josh Evanoff - December 14, 2023
UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson is happy that he took time to train with David Goggins. ‘El Cucuy’ is currently slated to return to the octagon this Saturday night at UFC 296. There, Tony Ferguson is expected to meet the rising Paddy Pimblett. ‘The Baddy’ enters the matchup undefeated in the UFC, last defeating Jared Gordon by decision last December.
UFC 296 | Pro fighters make their picks for Paddy Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson
Cole Shelton - December 14, 2023
On the main card of UFC 296, an intriguing lightweight bout goes down as Paddy Pimblett takes on Tony Ferguson. Heading into the fight, Pimblett is a sizeable -330 favorite while ‘El Cucuy’ is a +240 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to make their picks for the title fight at UFC 296. Many of the pros made it clear they are rooting for Ferguson to turn back the clock to get the win, but don’t think it will happen.