UFC: Tony Ferguson reveals his intention to fight Dustin Poirier in a standup fight: Tony Ferguson, after his critical loss in UFC 256, has plans to throttle back in the division. ‘El Cucuy’ has targeted Dustin Poirier as his comeback bait. Follow UFC and UFC Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
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UFC: Tony Ferguson reveals his intention to fight Dustin Poirier in a standup fight
UFC: Tony Ferguson reveals his intention to fight Dustin Poirier in a standup fight
Tony Ferguson suffered an eye gauging loss in UFC 247 from Michael Chandler in the second round, which has caused heavy tides in UFC
The front kick to Tony Ferguson’s face, by Michael chandler in UFC 274, might be a historical knockout lately in UFC.
The kick drove Ferguson to collapse on the ground and instilled a temporary memory loss about the fight.
The fight witnessed a smooth first round where the fighter, exchanged punches and checked each other with a mix of elbows and low kicks. Things changed in the second round with the front kick from chandler.
‘El Cucuy’ was a sensation in the lightweight division with 12 straight wins. UFC 209 had Khabib Nurmagomedov signed to fight Tony Ferguson in the title fight. Unfortunately got canceled because of the Covid pandemic.
Being a former Interim Lightweight champion, his continuous loss started after fighting Justin Gaethje in UFC 259 title fight.
He holds a continuous four-loss streak in his record, making his professional mixed martial arts career vulnerable.
It seems that Tony Ferguson is eager to make his comeback and continue his winning g streak. Currently, the former interim lightweight champion is at 60 days’ medical suspension followed by his brutal knockout loss.
Tony Ferguson said, “I would love to be able to fight Dustin Poirier,” Obviously he likes to go stand-up. A stand-up battle wouldn’t be bad.”
Dustin Poirier stands as the second-ranked fighter in the UFC lightweight division with twenty-eight wins and seven losses. The goat sailing in his prime still has not been able to secure a fight in the Octagon.
The Diamond has not been seen in the octagon after UFC 269, December 2021, after his third-round submission loss to Lightweight champion Charles Oliveira.
Dustin Poirier has been in the limelight after his two successful back-to-back wins with Conor McGregor. His second-round knockout win in UFC 257, declared him the first fighter in UFC to knockout out McGregor.
Earlier Dustin won the Justin Gaethje in a stunning knockout in the fourth round in UFC FOX 29.
The match, if happened, would be a chance for both the fighters to prove their dominance after a long time.
UFC: Tony Ferguson reveals his intention to fight Dustin Poirier in a standup fight
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