Former interim UFC light-weight champion, Tony Ferguson has been introduced as the newest addition to the brand new GFL (World Struggle League) banner, showing to finish his prolonged 14-year tenure with the Dana White-led group.
Ferguson, a former interim light-weight gold holder and a victor of The Final Fighter throughout his historic tenure within the Octagon, was closely linked with a possible transfer to the GFL in latest weeks, having remained sidelined since final summer time in a visit to Abu Dhabi.
And setting an undesirable document after struggling his eighth consecutive loss within the promotion, Ferguson succumbed to a one-sided opening spherical rear-naked choke submission loss to fellow TUF victor, Michael Chiesa within the pair’s rescheduled matchup on the welterweight restrict.
GFL announce signing of ex-UFC champion, Tony Ferguson
Focusing on a return to motion within the coming months, Oxnard native, Ferguson has been introduced as the newest addition to the GFL — together with controversial former Bellator MMA contender, Dillon Danis — with the promotion asserting the signing of the duo on their official social media.
The World Struggle League proclaims that Tony Ferguson has signed with them 🚨
PS: A number of fighters have refuted signing with the GFL and have accused them of false promoting. pic.twitter.com/Q6wseHQYK8
— MMA On Level (@OnPointMMA) January 24, 2025
After the flip of this yr besides, Ferguson’s potential transfer to the GFL gathered extra tempo, when former interim title challenger and prior opponent of the veteran; Kevin Lee — revealed he was in talks to battle the Californian star in a rematch of their championship pairing again in 2017.
“April 4th. is the first event [for the GFL],” Tony Ferguson informed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I’ve heard a couple names tossed around. The one that interests me the most is Tony Ferguson, you know. I think Tony has had his ups and downs in his career, but we’ve had a great fight for the UFC championship, and I think that’s something that a lot of people can get behind.”
Throughout his iconic tenure with the UFC, Ferguson loved a surprising seven-year undefeated run, which noticed him flip in a record-setting 12-fight profitable spree, together with notable wins over the likes of Gleison Tibau, Josh Thomson, Edson Barboza, Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis, and Donald Cerrone.
