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Tony Ferguson is arguably one of the best fighters to ever fight in the lightweight division. The former interim champion set a record streak of 12 consecutive victories. The winning streak included impressive wins over players like Kevin Lee, Rafael dos Anjos, Donald Cerrone, among others.
Justin Gaethje snapped his winning streak earlier this year. At UFC 249, ‘The Highlight’ surpassed Tony in a way that not many people expected. Gaethje inflicted a large amount of damage on Tony. Many fans and experts believed that ‘Ferguson’s’ decision to gain weight by the original fight date damaged his body and cost him the fight. Dana White agreed.
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“Tony Ferguson does crazy things” – says Dana White
In the press conference leading up to the last PPV event of the year, Dana White was asked if a loss to Oliveira means Tony is over. Dana replied: “I don’t know what people are going to say, but I want to say that we all know that Tony is dangerous in any fight. I don’t want to take anything from Gaethje, Tony does some crazy stuff sometimes. Tony does things that sometimes don’t make sense. And I don’t think Tony should have gained weight when he didn’t have to fight. And then turn around and gain weight again. “
White continued, “I don’t care how tough you are, how long you’ve been doing this, it affects your body. Personally, I think it affected his fight against Gaethje. We’ll see tomorrow night, Oliveira is a bad guy everywhere, with his feet on the ground … stylistically, you couldn’t have a more fun fight than this co-main event. “
After the fight between Tony and Khabib was canceled, the UFC bought Justin Gaethje as the replacement fighter. The fight was initially scheduled for April 18. However, due to the pandemic, it was delayed until May 9.
Despite the fight being canceled, Tony Ferguson decided to gain weight for the original date and shared it on his social media. He then had to lose weight a few weeks later for his fight against Gaethje. Which undoubtedly damaged his body. Do you agree with Dana White’s statements?
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