UFC 262: Tony Ferguson vs Beneil Dariush being reportedly booked for the event

UFC 262: Tony Ferguson vs Beneil Dariush being reportedly booked for the event

Beneil Dariush and Tony Ferguson

The former UFC Lightweight interim champion Tony Ferguson is targeted to make his first appearance inside the Octagon in 2021 against the rising Lightweight prospect Beneil Dariush. The news was first broken by MMA Junkie after two people acknowledged them with the same.

‘El Cucuy’ is on the worst streak of his career with two consecutive losses against Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira. The loss against Gaethje broke his 12 fights winning streak and also took the chance from him to face Khabib Nurmagomedov.

With a short notice fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 256 in December, Tony thought to bounce back but things got worse for him. Oliveira dominated him on the ground throughout the fight and for the first time in his career ‘El Cucuy’ lost the second consecutive fight.

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Beneil Dariush on the other hand is rising through the ranking with 6 consecutive wins in the Lightweight division. Out of those six wins in four, he won the performance of the night bonus, and now with Tony Ferguson as an opponent, he is getting the fight he deserved.

Dariush last fought against Carlos Diego Ferreira in February and with a win against Ferguson, he will look forward to making a huge leap in the rankings.

Will Tony bounce back?

Tony Ferguson

After the loss against Charles Oliveira, many people questioned Tony Ferguson’s career inside the Octagon. UFC fighters, as well as fans, pointed fingers on him that he passed out his prime and it’s time for ‘El Cucuy’ to hang the gloves.

Beneil Dariush is one of those fighters who hold an excellent ground game that is going to be a tough task for Ferguson as Oliveira exposed him on the ground. For ‘El Cucuy’ fans they are seeing it as a chance for him to come back in the win column.

What are your views on this? Will Tony Ferguson bounce back or this fight will damage him even more?  

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