Tony Ferguson is as loved as fighters come – hailing from California, “El Cucuy” has captured the collective imaginations of fans all across the globe with his eccentric fighting style and his penchant for being real in the promotion of his fights. Ferguson did become the interim lightweight champion, but the belt, for which he had been booked multiple times to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov, has largely eluded him.
At 37, it seems like he started to fade in the face of competition – having endured four straight losses against Charles Oliveira, Beneil Dariush, Michael Chandler, and Tony Ferguson. Let that not detract fans from the fact that Ferguson went on an unprecedented, record-setting 12-fight win streak, wherein he looked indomitable.