Tony Ferguson, falls and stairs hit at UFC 249

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Tony Ferguson like falling and falling down the stairs, aka experiencing successive misfortunes when losing Justin Gaethje at UFC 249.

Since Ferguson was willing to face Gaethje as a substitute fighter at UFC 249, that was also a loss for Ferguson. Ferguson had no benefit in the fight for the interim belt, except for the UFC’s paid financial benefits.

Ferguson’s victory won’t get him anywhere except to the place that should have been his right, namely the challenger Khabib Nurmagomedov.

So when Ferguson finally lost, he fell and was crushed by a ladder. Ferguson must end a record winning streak in 12 games in the duel against Gaethje.

Tony Ferguson needs more time to face Khabib Nurmagomedov. (AFP / Steven Ryan)

Ferguson’s courage vanished before Gaethje, who was so fierce in chasing El Cucuy throughout the game.

But behind the loss, the most damaging thing for Ferguson is the closure of the duel path against Khabib Nurmagomedov in the near future.

With Gaethje with the status of interim champion, Gaethje will have priority to fight Khabib first. Meanwhile, Ferguson had to rearrange the trip to become the main challenger.

Duel Khabib vs Ferguson is believed to be the best duel worth waiting for in the UFC light class. But seeing Gagusth beat Ferguson to death, the title began to fade and Ferguson’s “selling price” fell dramatically as a rival to Khabib.

Prior to this, Ferguson’s ‘point of sale’ rose high thanks to a record 12 undefeated matches and his status as a great fighter capable of winning several bloody matches.

[Gambas:Video CNN]Under these conditions, Ferguson’s ‘point of sale’ is even under Conor McGregor, who remains popular and sued despite losing to Khabib in 2018.

Ferguson needs one more duel before he has a chance to face Khabib again. The duel could see him reunited by Conor McGregor, who is also chasing the path to the race title.

But it could be that it took a long time for Ferguson to meet Khabib because many fighters who were also in line had a turn to fight Khabib. Even several wrestlers outside of the lightweight class, like Jorge Masvidal to Georges St-Pierre, were very excited to test Khabib’s ability in the octagon.
The situation is becoming increasingly difficult for Ferguson as he recalls the words of Khabib, who no longer has much time as an MMA fighter. This means that Ferguson’s ambition to meet Khabib is not realized. (ptr / day)