The Lesson You Can Learn From How This Fighter’s Record Winstreak Ended
Anyone who follows Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) will be familiar with a fighter called Tony Ferguson. The guy is a veteran who, with twelve consecutive victories, built up the longest winning streak in UFC Lightweight history — widely regarded as the toughest division in MMA.
He is known for his unique, unorthodox, and creative approach to fighting, along with a ridiculous toolbox of skills that make him dangerously unpredictable for his opponents.
But, fighting is a young man’s sport, and father time has started to catch up with Tony. In the last year, he has gone from being a dominant force who would set the pace of his fights to somebody who struggles to keep up with his opponents. Now, he looks far from the formidable foe he was even two years ago.
This slowing down has exposed a critical chink in his armour — he lacks some of the essential skills a fighter needs to succeed. It now seems like the unorthodox moves that made him such a unique talent and confounded his opponents were ways of covering up for his lack of fundamentals. And now the holes in his game have been exposed, his opponents are exploiting them. As a result, his win streak has been broken; he’s lost three fights on the bounce and appears unlikely to get his mojo back.
