There’s no quit in Tony
Ferguson.
“El Cucuy” suffered his third consecutive lopsided defeat at UFC
262, falling to Beneil
Dariush via unanimous decision at the Toyota Center in Houston
this past Saturday. Ferguson spent much of the fight being
outgrappled by his opponent, including a moment in the second round
where he was trapped in a tight heel hook. The former interim
champion didn’t tap, but he appeared to be in visible pain before
eventually escaping.
Though Ferguson didn’t provide an update on his health, he did seem
resolute in his intention to continue fighting despite his recent
struggles.
“Retire & Give These MF’s A Break!? No, I Don’t Think So. Not On My
Watch… Now I’m Pissed,” Ferguson wrote in a statement on his
Instagram account.
The loss to Dariush comes on the heels of lopsided defeats against
Charles
Oliveira and Justin
Gaethje over the course of the past year. After Saturday’s
fight, UFC president Dana White speculated that time might have
caught up to Ferguson.
“It could be (the Gaethje fight), it could be, just, time gets us
all,” White said at the UFC 262 post-fight press conference. “It’s
one of those things. I don’t know which one, or both. But
unfortunately, it’s definitely hit Tony.”