UFC lightweight star Tony Ferguson isn’t someone who’s confined by conventional norms. He has been known to wear dress clothes, sunglasses and fighting gloves while carrying a baseball to an indoor news conference.
He zigs while others zag.
Perhaps his most famous creative outlet is his workouts. From tossing around huge tractor tires to swinging a sledgehammer while on a balance trainer to simulating a rowing technique with a heavy iron bar while his abs scream, Ferguson likes to do things his own way.
UFC 249 is expected to have a card loaded with star power, featuring two title fights. Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje, two of the UFC’s most exciting fighters, will compete for the interim 155-pound title in the main event, and Henry Cejudo will defend the bantamweight title against former titleholder Dominick Cruz.
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
• Saturday, May 9, in Jacksonville, Florida
• 6 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN PPV
“It’s actually just having fun with it and not getting bored,” Ferguson told UFC.com. “I come from a three-sport background. I played football, baseball and wrestling, I played three different sports growing up and that really stuck with me.
“So when I find myself not getting bored but almost starting to peak, I make sure and change it up just like the seasons. I make sure I keep it fresh.”
And he’s not shy about posting his latest techniques on social media. Here’s a look at Ferguson’s training techniques as we await his return to the cage on May 9 at UFC 249 against Justin Gaethje.