Tony Ferguson is eager to grasp new opportunities now that his run in the UFC has come to a close.
‘El Cucuy’ was regarded as one of the most exciting lightweights in the sport amid a run between 2013 and 2019 which saw him win 12 straight fights in the UFC’s 155-pound division and claimed an interim world title. However, repeated injuries blighted his career including a knee malady that caused the removal of the interim lightweight championship from his grasp.
In January, it was confirmed that Ferguson’s run with the UFC had come to an end some months after a submission loss to Michael Chiesa in August in what was his eighth defeat in a row — a record in the organisation.
Ferguson joined the ranks of the Global Fight League (GFL) in January and is expected to fight Dillon Danis in May. And ahe