The UFC’s lightweight division is in turmoil with some of the best MMA fighters contending for the title. Even if Charles Oliveira managed to defend his title against Dustin Poirier, he will not be short of challengers. Fighters like Conor McGregor, Justin Gaethje, Islam Makhachev and Tony Ferguson have their eyes on the belt.
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‘El Cucuy’, who is on a three-fight slippage, enjoyed an impressive 12-game winning streak ahead of UFC 249. He lost to Justin Gaethje, then came down to ‘Do Bronx’ (UFC 256) and Beneil Dariush at UFC 262.
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However, he can’t wait to come back with a bang. On Instagram, the fighter posted a photo of himself with a caption that read, “I feel fully loaded, here we go, I’m coming after you 2022 – Champion.”
Ferguson reigned as interim division champion after defeating Kevin Lee at UFC 216. However, the UFC took him off the belt due to his inactivity. Nonetheless, the fighter returned to defeat Anthony Pettis and Donald Cerrone.
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Sadly, after such great fights, Ferguson had a tough time in his career with three losses in a row. The 26-6-0 record holder is now set to come back and win the title. However, he will have to climb the ranks with impressive victories.
Who is Tony Ferguson going to fight against?
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Tony Ferguson faces many notable opponents. While he and McGregor are both famous fighters in the lightweight division, they have never faced each other. So it would be a very interesting game considering Fergusson called up the Irish fighter recently.
Likewise, a fight against Nate Diaz would be great to watch. Since they’ve had some beef on social media, the prospect of seeing them finish in the Octagon would be great crowd appeal. No matter who he faces, fans will just want to see him have his arm raised in the octagon.
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