Dana White, president of the UFC, announced late Friday that Diaz will now face Tony Ferguson in the main event, which is also scheduled for five rounds. Today we will discuss about Tony Ferguson: Tapology| Walkout song| Ultimate fighter
Tony Ferguson: Tapology| Walkout song| Ultimate fighter
Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla (born February 12, 1984) is a professional MMA fighter from the United States.
He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Lightweight division (UFC).
He was previously the Interim UFC Lightweight Champion.
Ferguson made his MMA debut in 2008 and has been with the UFC since winning The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011.
He has studied freestyle wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and Wing Chun.
He is ranked #11 in the UFC lightweight rankings as of July 11, 2022.
| Born | Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla February 12, 1984 Oxnard, California, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | El Cucuy |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 76+1⁄2 in (194 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Orange County, California, U.S. Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| Trainer | Boxing: Rashad Holloway, Joseph Janik (Former) Muay Thai: Billy Fonua Jiu-Jitsu: Eddie Bravo, Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller (Former) |
| Rank | Black belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo |
| Wrestling | NCWA Wrestling |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Tapology
Li Jingliang enters the weekend fresh off a second-round TKO victory over Muslim Salikhov in July.
Tony Ferguson, on the other hand, has had the opposite luck, losing each of his last four fights — two by knockout.
Ferguson, 38, has been on a downward spiral for the past two years, and Li is far too talented for that slump to end.
Given that “The Leach” has won two of his last three fights by knockout and Ferguson’s vulnerability to KO/TKO losses, I’m taking Li by KO/TKO at +160.
Walkout song
Ferguson has been in the UFC since 2011, and he has used the iconic song ‘The Party Has Just Begun’ by Freestyle ever since.
Ferguson appears to adore this song and has never considered changing it.
It will be strange for the fans not to hear the song as Ferguson approaches the octagon.
Ferguson bounced back after an early loss in the UFC, going on an impressive nine-fight win streak before being awarded the lightweight title shot.
Ferguson defeated Kevin Lee to become the new champion, but he was later stripped of the title due to injury.
Ferguson defeated fighters such as Gleison Tibau, Edson Barboza, and Rafael dos Anjos during his long winning streak.
Ultimate fighter
UFC 279 takes place this Saturday night from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with a fight card that was shuffled at the last second due to Khamzat Chimaev’s epic miss on the scales.
Chimaev vs. Nate Diaz was first, followed by Tony Ferguson vs. Li Jingliang and Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez.
Chimaev vs. Holland, Diaz vs. Ferguson, and Li vs. Rodriguez are the only matches left.
They’re all bangers.
And the BE staff believes Diaz and Chimaev will both win tonight.
Only Stephie is backing Holland to derail Chimaev, with only me* picking Ferguson to upset Diaz’s UFC swansong.
The third shuffled fight has more divided opinion, with equal picks going to Li and Rodriguez.
