Former interim UFC light-weight champion, Tony Ferguson has been introduced as the most recent addition to the brand new GFL (World Combat League) banner, showing to finish his prolonged 14-year tenure with the Dana White-led group.
Ferguson, a former interim light-weight gold holder and a victor of The Final Fighter throughout his historic tenure within the Octagon, was closely linked with a possible transfer to the GFL in latest weeks, having remained sidelined since final summer season in a visit to Abu Dhabi.
And setting an undesirable file after struggling his eighth consecutive loss within the promotion, Ferguson succumbed to a one-sided opening spherical rear-naked choke submission loss to fellow TUF victor, Michael Chiesa within the pair’s rescheduled matchup on the welterweight restrict.
GFL announce signing of ex-UFC champion, Tony Ferguson
Concentrating on a return to motion within the coming months, Oxnard native, Ferguson has been introduced as the most recent addition to the GFL — together with controversial former Bellator MMA contender, Dillon Danis — with the promotion saying the signing of the duo on their official social media.
The World Combat League broadcasts that Tony Ferguson has signed with them 🚨
PS: A number of fighters have refuted signing with the GFL and have accused them of false promoting. pic.twitter.com/Q6wseHQYK8
— MMA On Level (@OnPointMMA) January 24, 2025
After the flip of this 12 months besides, Ferguson’s potential transfer to the GFL gathered extra tempo, when former interim title challenger and prior opponent of the veteran; Kevin Lee — revealed he was in talks to battle the Californian star in a rematch of their championship pairing again in 2017.
“April 4th. is the first event [for the GFL],” Tony Ferguson advised Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “I’ve heard a couple names tossed around. The one that interests me the most is Tony Ferguson, you know. I think Tony has had his ups and downs in his career, but we’ve had a great fight for the UFC championship, and I think that’s something that a lot of people can get behind.”
Throughout his iconic tenure with the UFC, Ferguson loved a shocking seven-year undefeated run, which noticed him flip in a record-setting 12-fight profitable spree, together with notable wins over the likes of Gleison Tibau, Josh Thomson, Edson Barboza, Rafael dos Anjos, Anthony Pettis, and Donald Cerrone.
