Anthony Armand Ferguson Padilla is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ferguson was born in Oxnard, California, on February 12, 1984, but grew up mainly in Muskegon, Michigan. He is of Mexican heritage. His surname of Ferguson comes from his Scottish-American stepfather.
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Ferguson began his professional MMA career fighting in small organizations around California in 2007. He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Ferguson debuted in 2008 and has been with the UFC since he won The Ultimate Fighter 13 in 2011.
Ferguson has a son, Armand Anthony, with his wife, Cristina Ferguson. He is trained in freestyle wrestling, boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and Wing Chun. As of July 11, 2022, he is #11 in the UFC lightweight rankings. Ferguson has written on his Twitter account that he eschews sparring in training as he “finds it limits my creativity” when fighting.
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Is Tony Ferguson black belt?
Tony Ferguson got a lovely surprise from his instructor 2 years ago– he was awarded his 10th planet black belt. In the past Ferguson has been quoted saying he’s more interested in the coveted Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking than in the UFC title:
“I’m more interested in receiving my black belt from Eddie Bravo’s 10th Planet jiu-jitsu system than the UFC belt right now. The [UFC] belt is tarnished, man. I feel like the belt has been in so many different hands, it’s so polluted. It needs to be recycled by the time I get there.”
“I think everybody wants me to get the title, but for me, I don’t do what everybody else wants me to do. I’m a leader, not a follower, man. I’m a super fighter. I create super fights. The people who actually give me the righteous fights are the ones who are going to be the best for me, give or take whether it’s a title fight. I really don’t give a [expletive]. I really don’t.”
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