Tony Ferguson has sent MMA fans into a meltdown by snapping his eight-fight losing skid.
The former interim UFC lightweight champion fought Salt Papi at Misfits 22 on Saturday night.
Tony Ferguson ended his six-year winless run with an upset TKO victory in the third round.
Stunned fans got a little carried away as they reacted to the UFC legend’s return to the win column.
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Fans react to Tony Ferguson’s first win in 6 years
Ilia Topuria was jokingly touted as Tony Ferguson‘s next victim by overexcited ‘El Cucuy’ fans.
“I’ve seen enough Tony Ferguson vs Illia Topuria,” one fan said. While another added: “Tony Ferguson is f—ing back! Count your days, Ilia Topuria.”
“Topuria vs Tony Ferguson for the P4P 1 spot?” Someone else asked.
“Damn, Tony Ferguson will never retire now, dammit,” a fourth fan realized.
“I lived to see Tony Ferguson break the losing streak, life ain’t so bad,” another X user wrote.
“I LOVE YOU TONY FERGUSON #XSeries22 WE KNEW IT THE MF GOAT KHABIB IS IN HIDIN,” a sixth fan tweeted.
Tony Ferguson’s losing streak
Tony Ferguson won 12 fights in a row to set a lightweight record between 2013 and 2019.
Justin Gaethje ended his winning streak when they clashed for an interim 155lb title in May 2020.
‘The Highlight’ battered him for five rounds before forcing a TKO finish with 81 seconds left on the clock.
Back-to-back decision defeats against Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush followed for Ferguson.
Things went from bad to worse when Michael Chandler faceplant KO’d him with a front kick in May 2022.
A drop down in level followed, but it didn’t help the 41-year-old, as he lost to Bobby ‘King’ Green and Paddy Pimblett.
Ferguson’s iconic UFC run ended with a rear-naked choke defeat to Michael Chiesa in August 2024.
The future looks much brighter for Ferguson after he got back to winning ways in the Misfits boxing ring.