When Tony Ferguson’s wife was freaked out by the fighter’s claims of being the “Second Jesus”
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Tony Ferguson
Tony Ferguson is undoubtedly one of the most popular lightweight fighters of all time. Besides being a beast inside the octagon, Ferguson’s career was surrounded by many controversies regarding his weird habits and mental health. One of the major incidents took place in 2019, and it involved Ferguson’s wife, Cristina Servin, and his young child.
Servin requested a domestic violence restraining order against her husband. According to TMZ Sports, Cristina revealed that Tony Ferguson suffered from severe paranoia since 2017. With time, it got worse, and Ferguson started acting violently inside their home.
Ferguson’s wife explained that her husband behaved like a “maniac” and wrecked the house by throwing and dismantling things. Evidently, he was doing this to look for cameras and tracking chips. She also mentioned that Ferguson called his son “Jesus Christ” and himself the “Second Jesus Christ.”
This became one of the darkest moments of Ferguson’s career. It had career implications as well. At the time, he was the number one contender for the lightweight title. He was set to fight in an interim title bout. If he won, it would set up a dream fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, the disturbing sequence of events did not end there.
Tony Ferguson’s wife’s disturbing phone call with the police
The same year, Tony Ferguson’s wife called the police and informed them about Ferguson’s unusual behavior. In the phone call, Cristina Servin mentioned how she escaped from Ferguson and warned the police about Ferguson being a professional fighter.
This is what she said:
I actually left the location with my son. I was not comfortable with him in the room. He is a professional fighter…I just want to let you know he's a professional fighter 'cause I don't want no cops to get injured.Cristina Servin via TMZ
Further, Servin added how she, along with Tony Ferguson’s management team, tried to provide the fighter with help but nothing worked. Servin continued:
We have been trying to get him help for some time now. We have been trying all year for him to get help and he refuses and he's to a point where he is really bad. No, no he just threw some random stuff. He put holy water on me. I don't know what's going on with him.Cristina Servin via TMZ Sports
According to reports, when the cops finally arrived at the spot, Ferguson had already calmed down and said that he would consult for help. Since then, the fighter has not had any similar incident.
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Soumya Ranjan
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