There was a time when Tony Ferguson was the boogeyman of the lightweight division. ‘El Cucuy’ had this aura that made even the toughest fighters nervous. He was unorthodox, unpredictable, and seemingly indestructible. The UFC interim lightweight champion looked unstoppable heading into 2020.<\/p>
Then something changed. Ferguson went from feared contender to punching bag almost overnight. 8 straight losses followed, each one more painful to watch than the last. Fans couldn’t understand what happened to the fighter who once seemed invincible. Now Tony Ferguson finally explains what really caused his devastating collapse, and the truth is dark.<\/p>
Ferguson’s downfall started with the Justin Gaethje fight that replaced his cancelled Khabib bout. What fans didn’t know was the physical hell he went through just to make that fight happen. He cut weight twice, once for the original date scrapped by COVID and again for the actual weigh-in. His body paid a brutal price for that sacrifice.<\/p>
Speaking with Bloody Elbow,<\/strong> Ferguson dropped a bombshell about his condition. For roughly a year and a half, his legs were essentially broken. He struggled to even put his feet on the floor when getting out of bed.<\/p> “For the longest time it would hurt to get out of bed and put my feet on the floor. You’re talking about for around a year-and-a-half my legs were broken.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>