Chael Sonnen has gone on to explain how Tony Ferguson ‘double-crossed’ Michael Chiesa with his post-fight interview. This was after Michael Chiesa was able to submit Tony Ferguson in the first round at UFC Abu Dhabi.
Chael Sonnen Explains How Tony Ferguson ‘Double-Crossed’ Michael Chiesa
Last Saturday (August 3rd) at UFC Abu Dhabi Michael Chiesa was able to get back into the win column. This was after he was able to secure the first-round submission over Tony Ferguson. This was in a welterweight fight after Tony Ferguson moved weight classes.
This result would see Tony Ferguson move to 8 consecutive defeats inside the UFC octagon. During the latest episode of Chael Sonnen’s ‘Good Guy/Bad Guy’ podcast with Daniel Cormier that Chael Sonnen would go on and speak about Ferguson’s latest defeat. Sonnen also discussed about Ferguson’s unwillingness to hang up the gloves when he stated;
“At some point, we’re gonna have to have some real tough love for Tony Ferguson here. He just set a record, a record for the most (straight) losses in UFC history. I don’t have a problem with a guy slowing down…I got a big problem with him getting taken down, getting his back taken — which is what you learn the very first day of jiu-jitsu — and not hand-fighting. … The fact that Tony’s in there almost like he’s working with him, like he’s making a technique video or something for the rear-naked choke, that’s a problem for me.”
Chael would then go on to address the ‘one glove’ and the possibility of Tony Ferguson fighting one more time.
“Taking one glove of was kind of cool, until I heard why he’s doing it; because he wants another fight and isn’t sure the UFC’s gonna give it to him. Well, let me help you out there, I’m real sure the UFC’s not gonna give it to you. I’m a little bit surprised with the disconnect of mental awareness for what was going on, or even being handed a microphone that you don’t deserve and only got because you’re gonna retire, then you pull the retirement back and don’t shine up Chiesa, who gave you the microphone in the first place. It was a real bit of a double cross, frankly.”
Channel Sonnen would then go on to finish up by saying;
“I am completely confident in telling you there’s not going to be a return. Grappling is what Tony Ferguson does so well…he’s just a fantastic guy on the ground. … I have a problem with the fact he didn’t hand-fight. … It seemed like there was some very basic awareness of very basic steps that weren’t being done, in conjunction with an interview that I could give a pass to had a guy just got knocked out. It wasn’t like that. This needs to stop! It’s not fun anymore.”
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