For years, Tony Ferguson stood out as something of a maverick among elite MMA fighters. A top-tier performer who seemingly ran his own camps, brought in his own training partners and coaches, and eschewed the prototypical ‘big camp’ style of other MMA gyms and athletes.
That outsider methodology brought Ferguson all the way to the top of the lightweight division, and a piece of the UFC title with it—gained back in 2017 with a victory over Kevin Lee. However, following two straight losses last year, to Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira, it sounds like ‘El Cucuy’ has seen the need for change, calling his losing streak the “best learning experience I probably could have ever had,” in a recent interview with Submission Radio.