All 8 Consecutive Losses Of Tony Ferguson In The UFC

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Once called the “Boogeyman” of the UFC, the former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has entertained MMA fans worldwide with his deadly fighting abilities. His aura and tactics to fight his opponent made him a force to be reckoned with. During his prime days, he defeated every top contender in the lightweight division, but his downfall was even harder than his rise in the UFC, as Tony now has an unwanted record to his name. His losing streak in the UFC is 8 now after getting a defeat from Michael Chiesa, which is the record number of consecutive losses in the UFC. Here is the list of all eight consecutive fights in which Tony faced defeat.

UFC 249: Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje

UFC 249 was all where the Tony’s series of losses started, the boogeyman was scheduled to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov who couldn’t show up due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Gaethje replaced Khabib and round and after rounds beat Tony. It was a one way traffic after seeing that Tony had taken enough damage refree Herb dean stopped the fight in the final round of the fight and that beating from Justin Gaethje sucked Tony’s aura which he never gained back in his next fights.

UFC 256: Tony Ferguson vs Charles Oliveira

At UFC 256, Charles Oliveira defeated Tony Ferguson by unanimous decision in a 3-round fight.

UFC 262: Tony Ferguson vs Beneil Dariush

Tony showed his tough mindset to the audience at UFC 262 when he fought Beneil Dariush. As in round 2, Beneil locked a heel hook on Tony, but Tony didn’t tap even after that. Unfortunately, he lost the fight as Beneil Dariush controlled him on the ground.

UFC 274: Tony Ferguson vs Michael Chandler

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It was confirmed at UFC 274 that Tony is done. Though he started well with a good first round against Michael Chandler, in the second, with a surprising front kick to the face, Michael Chandler knocked out Tony.

UFC 279: Tony Ferguson vs Nate Diaz

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Tony Ferguson showed his fighting mentality at UFC 279 when, on short notice, he accepted the fight against Nate Diaz for the main event as Khamzat Chimaev failed to make weight to compete. Diaz choked out Tony in the fourth round to win the bout and getting retired after that.

UFC 291: Tony Ferguson vs King Green

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At UFC 291, Tony Ferguson was doing well against King Green, but during the last round, Green caught him in an arm triangle, and Tony was put to sleep before stopping the fight.

UFC 296: Tony Ferguson vs Paddy Pimblett

Rising lightweight British prospect Paddy Pimblett fought Tony at UFC 296 and had a dominant win against Tony via unanimous decision.

UFC Fight Night: Tony Ferguson vs Michael Chiesa

UFC Abu Dhabi is where “El Cucuy” lost his eighth consecutive bout, as Michael Chiesa submitted him in the first round. Tony hung up only one of his gloves in the Octagon after the fight to announce his half-retirement, but seeing his decline, it was clear that the UFC wouldn’t sign him.