Former interim UFC lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson has been announced as the latest addition to the new GFL (Global Fight League) banner, appearing to end his lengthy 14-year tenure with the Dana White-led organization.
Ferguson, a former interim lightweight gold holder and a victor of The Ultimate Fighter during his historic tenure in the Octagon, was heavily linked with a potential move to the GFL in recent weeks, having remained sidelined since last summer in a trip to Abu Dhabi.
And setting an unwanted record after suffering his eighth consecutive loss in the promotion, Ferguson succumbed to a one-sided opening round rear-naked choke submission loss to fellow TUF victor, Michael Chiesa in the pair’s rescheduled matchup at the welterweight limit.