Dana White Says Tony Ferguson Shouldn’t Fight Until Personal Issues Are Resolved

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White believes Tony Ferguson should hold off on competing until he can resolve his personal issues. Ferguson is regarded as one of the best lightweights in the world. Some believe that “El Cucuy…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White believes Tony Ferguson should hold off on competing until he can resolve his personal issues. Ferguson is regarded as one of the best lightweights in the world. Some believe that “El Cucuy” is the one to dethrone Khabib Nurmagomedov. Fight fans most likely won’t be able to find […]

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Tony Ferguson Issues Statement Amid Personal Issues

Tony Ferguson says he is getting the help he needs. When Ferguson didn’t receive a shot at the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight gold, it left many fans puzzled. Featherweight champion Max Holloway was booked to fight Dusti…

Tony Ferguson says he is getting the help he needs. When Ferguson didn’t receive a shot at the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight gold, it left many fans puzzled. Featherweight champion Max Holloway was booked to fight Dustin Poirier and UFC president Dana White said Ferguson turned down the fight. While many assumed Ferguson […]

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Tony Ferguson Shares Positive Update During Difficult Time

Tony Ferguson shares a positive update after some troubling news surfaced online earlier this week. It appears that the former interim UFC lightweight champion is on the right track of getting help. He broke his silence following reports when he took to his official Instagram account over the weekend where he wrote the following: “Champ […]

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Tony Ferguson shares a positive update after some troubling news surfaced online earlier this week. It appears that the former interim UFC lightweight champion is on the right track of getting help.

He broke his silence following reports when he took to his official Instagram account over the weekend where he wrote the following:

“Champ Shit Only” ????? Thank you all for the great support! I’m in a great spirits, UFC & Management are helping me find the help we need. I’m getting all of your messages, keep em’ coming!!! Thank you very much for the kind words, my family & team appreciates it ? Lots of Love my Social Media Fam, keep the Faith couldnt do this sh– without you- Champ ? Batting Clean Up ??

Ferguson is on an amazing 11-fight win streak. He has victories over the likes of Rafael dos Anjos, Kevin Lee, and Anthony Pettis.

Ferguson for some incidents with his wife. Ferguson’s wife filed a restraining order against her husband. According to the court documents, there is an investigation scheduled to occur March 22 with a domestic violence hearing on April 5. It should be noted that just because this order was issued doesn’t mean that Ferguson is guilty.

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Conor McGregor Shows Support For Tony Ferguson

Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson aren’t friends, but the “Notorious” one is showing support for “El Cucuy.” Ferguson has made it clear that he’s gunning for lightweight gold. He won interim gold back in 2017 and reco…

Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson aren’t friends, but the “Notorious” one is showing support for “El Cucuy.” Ferguson has made it clear that he’s gunning for lightweight gold. He won interim gold back in 2017 and recovered from tears in his knee to defeat Anthony Pettis via TKO in a barn burner. While Ferguson was […]

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Conor McGregor Offers Support To Tony Ferguson

Conor McGregor offers some support to former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson after some troubling news came out this week. Both fighters have been in the news this week for two different reasons. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion for smashing the phone of a fan. On Monday, McGregor was arrested in Miami […]

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Conor McGregor offers some support to former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson after some troubling news came out this week.

Both fighters have been in the news this week for two different reasons. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion for smashing the phone of a fan.

On Monday, McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida on charges of strong-arm robbery and criminal mischief. The charges carried bonds of $7,500 and $5,000.

On the flip side, Ferguson for some incidents with his wife. Ferguson’s wife filed a restraining order against her husband. According to the court documents, there is an investigation scheduled to occur March 22 with a domestic violence hearing on April 5. It should be noted that just because this order was issued doesn’t mean that Ferguson is guilty.

McGregor took to his official Twitter account where he wrote the following:

“Tony Ferguson is the type of guy that when all the chips are down, can pick them right back up again and come back stronger than ever! Came back from a debilitating injury in record time to give us one of the fights of the year! Let’s go Tony!!”

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Details Emerge Of Tony Ferguson’s Recent ‘Frightening Behavior’

Tony Ferguson’s wife filed a request for a temporary restraining order after he allegedly took their son for six days, according to court records. Tony’s wife, Cristina Ferguson, filed the temporary request Wednesday (March 13, 2019) in Orange County, California Superior Court. In the document obtained by MMA Fighting, Cristina said that Tony pushed past […]

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Tony Ferguson’s wife filed a request for a temporary restraining order after he allegedly took their son for six days, according to court records.

Tony’s wife, Cristina Ferguson, filed the temporary request Wednesday (March 13, 2019) in Orange County, California Superior Court. In the document obtained by MMA Fighting, Cristina said that Tony pushed past her and her mother en route to forcefully taking their son from her parents home on March 7.

Cristina Ferguson wrote that Tony Ferguson “grabbed and pushed me and my mother and we have been in constant fear as a result of [Tony Ferguson’s] threatening and violent behavior.”

Among the restraining order requests, Tony must stay away from his 2-year-old son, as well as Cristina Ferguson’s parents and her brother. Cristina also wants Tony Ferguson to undergo a 52-week batterer intervention program. He should also “undergo a psychiatric evaluation and follow any and all prescribed course of treatment and medication.” Cristina Ferguson wrote that there is a fear that her husband will flee with their son and she is asking for full custody of the child.

More Details

The court has scheduled a domestic violence prevention services investigation into Tony Ferguson for March 22. He will have his hearing on April 5. MMA Junkie was the first to report the news of the restraining order request. It should be pointed out that Tony Ferguson has not been arrested or charged with any criminal acts.

According to Cristina Ferguson’s declaration to the court, Tony Ferguson, 35, arrived at her parents’ home, where Cristina had been residing, on March 7. Tony allegedly asked their son, “Wanna go for a ride?” Cristina said she told Tony it was too late and he could not take their son. She wrote that she and her mother stood in front of Tony to prevent him from leaving, but he pushed them both out of the way, ran back into the house, out the back door and over a fence — all with his son in his arms.

In a statement sent to media Cristina Ferguson, via her attorney Jeffrey L. Heath, she wrote:

“Tony Ferguson is a good husband and good father to our son. The current legal proceedings are a part of a process to ensure that Tony will receive the help necessary to continue being the best possible, as well as to pursue his passion and career as a UFC champion fighter. All positive well wishes are sincerely appreciated and I hope our privacy will be respected.”

List Of Incidents

Here are key claims made in Cristina’s declaration, by date (h/t MMA Fighting):

Feb. 5: Cristina wrote that Tony did not sleep and he believed there would be a great flood as a result of the lunar eclipse. Tony allegedly purchased a life raft and took Cristina and their son on a drive inland, all the way to Palm Desert, Calif., about 111 miles from their home in Santa Ana. Cristina wrote that Tony woke her and her son up in the middle of the night there and said they had to leave, because they were not safe. Tony promised to seek help with mental issues if there was no flood, but later refused, she wrote.

Feb. 12: Tony had what Cristina described as a “psychotic break or a panic attack.” He screamed in her face, sweared at her and believed she was someone else, she wrote.

“I woke up late that night to [Tony] standing over me accusing me of being a witch,” Cristina wrote.

Feb. 16: Cristina wrote that Tony unplugged the refrigerator and turned off half the power in their home, because he believed there were cameras in the refrigerator and ceiling fan and that he was being watched. He also cut the wires to the heat and air conditioning units, she wrote, because he believed there was a tracking device in it. Tony allegedly tore the vanity mirror off the bathroom wall, because he believed there was something behind it and took his son’s food away because he believed it was poisoned.

Feb. 19: Tony allegedly agreed to be taken for psychological help at Keck Medical Center at USC. Cristina and her father went to pick him up, she wrote. When they arrived, they saw furniture and walls in the home had been destroyed. The mantel was ripped off the wall, because Cristina wrote that Tony believed there was a hidden doorway under the fireplace. Santa Ana police were called that day, which is also around when she moved into her parents’ home, she wrote.

March 5: Cristina wrote that she picked Tony up to take him again to Keck Medical Center again. While they were driving there, they hit traffic on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. While the car was moving, Cristina wrote that Tony jumped out, onto the freeway, ran away, jumped over a fence and disappeared. He did make it back to their family residence later.

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