The legendary Tony Ferguson re-entered the UFC cage on Saturday, taking on another veteran, Michael Chiesa. Both had lost their last few battles so it was a lot at stake. Only one could rejoice. El Cucuy surrendered in the first round, breaking a sad record. Will he still fight?
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- Tony Ferguson returned to the UFC cage after eight months
- He wanted to break his losing streak against Michael Chiesa
- However, he was knocked out in the first round, setting an unwanted record
The UFC has returned to the UAE and brought a great card to Abu Dhabi. Stars like MacKenzie Dern, Deiveson Figueiredo, Marlon Vera, Cory Sandhagen, Umar Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson went to the event.
The last-named is one of the greatest legends of the organization. Perhaps no one will forget how he destroyed the faces of his opponents, who left the cage covered in blood. He even put together a fantastic 12-game winning streak.
Despite this, he never fought for the rightful title. Only on a temporary basis. In 2020 with Justin Gaethje. However, he destroyed it. Respectively, Ferguson did not allow himself to be destroyed, however, he was so loaded that the referee stopped the match for the sake of his health.
El Cucuy showed his steadfastness then, but since that duel things have only gone downhill for him. Defeats began to pile up, even against opponents he would have defeated without much difficulty before. Until Saturday, he had 7 in a row. Many, including UFC boss Dana White, called for him to retire.
However, the legendary American has fighting in his blood and wanted another fight. That’s what he got. He battled with Michael Chiesa to see who would break the losing streak.
Tony Ferguson created an unflattering record
Michael Chiesa has lost his last three fights, however Tony Ferguson has had a much worse streak and is four years younger which could be to his advantage. After all, he seemed to be faster, which he also took advantage of. Already in the first round he was able to get El Cucuye in trouble, he applied a rear-naked choke and the veteran had to tap out.
Ferguson has already lost the eighth fight in a row, which is a new valid record in the UFC, but it is definitely not worth it. He was expected to end his career, but that didn’t quite happen. Maybe because of emotions. The whole hall was chanting his name when his gloves were already off. He only put one on the floor, saying that he was keeping the other in case he went into action again. But he doesn’t want to fight anywhere else but in UFC.
However, it is possible for an organization to take a step that it has done several times before. For the sake of the warrior, he might be released. That’s just speculation for now, but it wouldn’t be a surprise.
However, Tony still has one record to break. Again negative. The longest streak without a win in the UFC is held by Sam Alvey, who did not win nine duels in a row, but one of them was a draw. Ferguson would have to lose or draw at least two fights.
There’s never been a rise and fall like Tony Ferguson.
A legendary 12 fight winning streak in the most difficult division in the sport followed by an 8 fight losing streak. pic.twitter.com/bi7g7KMCSV
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Source: UFC
