Tony Ferguson’s striking coach, Rashad Holloway, has hinted that Ferguson may have been overtrained heading into his interim lightweight title bout with Justin Gaethje at UFC 249, and that the UFC veteran needs a ‘mental break from the sport.
Ferguson suffered the first TKO loss of his career in the UFC 249 main event, losing via fifth-round TKO, and coach Holloway thinks ‘El Cucuy’ was burnt out after enduring the longest training camp of his career.