Shattered face confronted by Gaethje, Ferguson taken to hospital



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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Tony Ferguson rushed to hospital after losing TKO’s Justin Gaethje in UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Florida, United States, Sunday (10/5) morning WIB.

Ferguson, who was seeded by Gaethje at UFC 249, did little during the five-round battle. The Cucuy continued to be beaten by Gaethje until referee Herb Dean stopped the fight when the fifth round ran 3 minutes and 39 seconds.

Blood covered Ferguson’s face during the fight. The left temple and the lower right pocket of the 36-year-old fighter were broken. Ferguson also wobbled after being hit by Gaethje’s left hand in the fifth round.



Quoted from MirrorFerguson was rushed to the hospital and did not attend the press conference after the fight. UFC President Dana White also made sure that Ferguson and Niko Price, who lost the TKO to Vicente Luque at UFC 249, were taken to the hospital.

Ferguson himself praised Gaethje’s appearance. The fighters who previously defeated Gaethje successfully won 12 consecutive victories are also disappointed with referee Herb Dean’s decision to stop the fight.

“I was supposed to fight Khabib, but everything was canceled. Only Gaethje wanted to fight me. We went through a long training camp, but that was not the reason, Gaethje was very formidable,” said Ferguson in the octagon after the battle. from UFC 249.

[Gambas:Video CNN]“We are preparing to fight Khabib, who is a fighter who does not usually throw punches. But all things can happen, we cannot do anything. I prefer to end the fight instead of being stopped by the referee. I can still continue the fight,” he continued. Ferguson.

Ferguson also thanked Gaethje for agreeing to replace Khabib Nurmagomedov’s position at UFC 249. Finally, Ferguson swallowed the UFC loss held by Michael Johnson on May 5, 2012. (will)



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