Tony Ferguson saw his shot at Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC lightweight title go up in smoke thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The virus forced Nurmagomedov to stay in Russia and scuppered their scheduled bout. At May’s UFC 249 Ferguson met Justin Gaethje instead, for the interim UFC lightweight title. That didn’t go well for El Cucuy.
Ferguson lost to Gaethje by fifth round TKO. It was his first loss in eight years and broke a streak of 12 straight wins for the TUF 13 winner. Gaethje is now set to face Nurmagomedov for the undisputed title.