UFC 249 Timeline: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Fox Media Podcast Network.
0:06.0	MMA Fighting Presents timeline, Tony Ferguson versus Justin Gichi.
0:12.0	June 4th, 2011, the Ultimate Fighter 13 finale, Las Vegas, Nevada.
0:21.0	After going 3 and 0 as a contestant on the U of C competition reality show The Ultimate Fighter,
0:26.0	Tony L. Kukui Ferguson is set to face Ramsey Nijam to determine the season's winner.
0:36.0	Ferguson wins by T.K.O. in the first round, moving his professional record to 11 and 2.
0:40.0	Ferguson also earns a $40,000 knockout of the night bonus.
0:45.0	Ferguson would go on to pick up victories over Aaron Riley at U.S.C. 135 Jones versus Rampage.
0:54.0	The only thing I want to do is I want to make sure that the crowd, you know, they know that I work very
0:58.0	hard and you know that I could go all three rounds at Aaron Riley.
1:01.0	That's what I was planning on. I knew he was going to come with some head kicks too, but I didn't fear him.
1:04.7	You know, anytime that he threw him, you know, I just made sure I blocked and countered with it.
1:08.0	My biggest thing was I wanted to make sure that I didn't, you know, I don't want to flake, you know, I want to show show up today I don't want to be there and come out with the you know with a loss I want to come out with that W.
1:16.3	You look good at 170 why did you drop down to 155? You know Silva called me up and he said you know we got an opportunity for you and I value opportunities from, you know, the highest guys up there and you know, I talked it over with my coaches, talked it over with my manager, and it seemed, you know, they said before it, can you make it? I said, yeah. And so we tried it out and you know I like it's
1:34.6	cool but you know 170 is nice for me if I like to eat a bunch you know I like my stakes too
1:38.1	but 155 I'm a little bit more hungry over here at this weight you know 5-ele 76-76 inch reach, you know, 155 pounds, I think it's perfect.
1:45.0	Eve Edwards at the Tough 14 finale, Mike Rio at UFC 166 Velazquez versus Dos Santos 3.
1:52.0	I'm back, baby, I'm ready for the next one. 166 Velazquez versus Dosantos 3.
1:53.2	I'm back baby I'm ready for the next one
1:55.1	I'm going after that strap so 155ers watch out.
1:58.2	Katsunor Kikuno at U.S. 173 Burrow versus Del Dylishaw.
2:03.0	Danny Castillo at U ofC 177,
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