What Type of Fighter Is Tony Ferguson? Everything You Need to Know About the UFC Star’s MMA Credentials

Tony Ferguson is perhaps one of the greatest names in UFC history. Unfortunately, it’s also a name with perhaps the greatest downfalls in the promotion’s long history too. However, he’s soon to fight Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296. Will he make a grand comeback by winning the fight?

Ferguson’s style is diverse- as diverse as they come with a brilliant mix of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wing Chung, freestyle wrestling, and even Muay Thai. With so many tools at his disposal, the fighter virtually has every weapon he needs to win. So what’s been stopping him? More importantly, how did he get where he is today? Let’s discuss.

Tony Ferguson and his MMA reign

Tony Ferguson currently stands at a 26-9 record in his professional MMA contests. His 12-fight win streak is still a legendary achievement in his book of records. So how did he manage to do it all? Apart from being a vicious striker, he also engages in wrestling tactics that give him a great upper hand in battle.

He had already won his first National Wrestling Championship as a collegiate back in 2006. It’s safe to say that the sport was made for someone like him. After a patron at the bar he worked at invited him to train young fighters for wrestling, Ferguson decided to fight too. He would soon make his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter 13 and pick up a win against Ramsey Nijem.

Ferguson is a BJJ Black Belt under Eddie Bravo. He had a fledgling career as a wrestler as well as a mixed-martial artist. However, his downfall has been rather steep too. In fact, his current losing streak is on its way to replicate the numbers of his winning streak.

So far, Ferguson has lost six fights in a row. And now, for his next fight, he’s doing everything he can. Apart from training for MMA, Ferguson made headlines for something else. And that was going through intense physical training with David Goggins. But how can training with Goggins help?

Ferguson’s own personal ‘Hell Week’

Ferguson is regarded as a veteran in the UFC as well as one of the toughest fighters to ever step inside the cage. However, is he tough enough to last through David Goggins’ ‘Hell Week’? A training routine that puts one under heavy physical strain for over 20 hours a day? Goggins believes Ferguson will come out all different.

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“I was there for the rebirth of El Cucuy.” Goggins said about their time together. “A lot of people ask me if I think he will win his next fight- I don’t have the first damn clue about that. That’s up to Tony. What I do know is that the man who walks into the octagon on December 16th will be a deeply changed man.” Believers will always believe and it looks like Goggins is one of them.

However, some believe Ferguson shot himself in the foot, over-training himself before the Pimblett fight. For instance, UFC veteran Dan Hardy thinks Ferguson is spending his energy in the wrong areas of preparation. Hardy believes Ferguson never needed a ‘Hell Week’ to condition his heart and his body.

Do you think Ferguson will take the win against Pimblett with these preparations? Let us know in the comments.

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