After a terrible run in the UFC that ended with an eight-fight losing streak, Tony Ferguson is now 3-0 under the Misfits Boxing banner.
It should come as no surprise that Ferguson was once considered one the best lightweights in MMA, cleans up the Misfits relatively easy competition. He earned his second TKO victory thanks to unanswered strikes in the organization, defeating Mahmoud Sebie, trapping him in the corner and firing a never-ending stream of strikes (highlights here).
Ferguson discussed the win backstage with Fred Talks Fighting and how the loss of his mother in August had a profound effect on him.
“Man, I was so nervous,” Ferguson said. “The whole week was just different compared to all the fights I’ve had, from UFC to MMA to boxing and whatever. My mom has always been there physically and this time it was a little different. But I didn’t feel a void because I felt the energy.”
“When the person who gave birth to you is no longer in your life, the person who gives you advice and all that, you have to remember exactly what good it was,” he continued. “And I’m not saying I was in a dream state. We’re talking about this morning I got up and then I did everything, I stretched, (I) did everything right, I stayed calm.”
Despite nearly knocking Sebie out in the first round, Ferguson wasn’t happy with how he performed early in the fight.
“I’ve got to work on getting the first tee on the backside, so when I’m out there I’m not in a dream state as much,” he said. “But I know exactly what I have to do. … I knew we were going to face a storm. He’s going to come out and blow his bat. That’s exactly what he did, we came out and we took advantage of it.”
The second was almost disastrous for Tony as Sebie landed a kick that rocked the former UFC lightweight champion.
“I didn’t think he would come out that strong in the second game,” Ferguson said. “My coach said he’s like, ‘He’s going to come out hard.’ This is the round he comes out of. So he did me pretty good, but it woke me up and so I had to be sharp after that.
“So like I said, getting that first round back is the difference between going out there and going in the second round, making sure it happens in the first round.”
Austin McBroom, who just KO’d FaZe Temper Under the Brand Risk banner, stepped into the ring after the win to face “El Cucuy” and we expect the Misfits to have such a fight next.
“I don’t even know who the guy was in the ring with me,” Ferguson said. “Austin McBroom? What’s his record? I’ll fight everybody. Mamsid and I will go and talk. We’ll do something and I want to get another win this year. So maybe in December we’ll find out.”