With 12 wins in a row in arguably the deepest division in the sport, Tony Ferguson should probably have already fought for the UFC lightweight title but it still hasn’t happened yet.
Ferguson won an interim lightweight title back in 2017 with a submission against Kevin Lee but then a freak knee injury a few months later prevented him from a shot at the undisputed belt in a fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov.
When Ferguson returned six months later, he was matched up with Anthony Pettis while Nurmagomedov engaged in a rivalry fight against former champion Conor McGregor with the title on the line.