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Former UFC contender Kevin Lee recently shed light on the emotional journey behind the Tony Ferguson rematch in GFL on X. Lee fought inside the UFC octagon 19 times and won 11 of those fights. 'Motown Phenom' was once on a five-fight win streak inside the UFC which landed him an interim lightweight title opportunity against Tony Ferguson.
The 32-year-old was caught by Ferguson inside a triangle choke in the third round and since then his career never got back on track. Lee last fought at Lights Out Championship against Thiago Oliveira, where he won the fight via submission in the first round.
Ferguson, on the other hand ended his 13-year stay with the UFC and signed with GFL. Ferguson is looking to get back to winning ways i- the new promotion after suffering eight defeats on the trot in the UFC. The fight between Lee and 'El Cucuy' is highly expected under the newly formed GFL. Lee posted on X about how losing his coach after the Ferguson fight affected him:
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"My head coach passed shortly after my title fight with @TonyFergusonXT in 2017 that sent my career in a whirlwind. This fight in 2025 will be about redemption. I lost my cool and let emotion overcome my skills. This fight in @mmagfl will be different. Time to get what’s mine."
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Check out Kevin Lee's post below:
Tony Fergused encouraged to take fight against former opponent by Ali Abdelaziz
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson recently ended his stay with the UFC and signed with newly formed Global Fight League (GFL). The new league has also signed some well reputed fighters like Tyron Woodley, Junior Dos Santos and Anthony Petis. Ferguson who has seen the highest of highs while being on a twelve fight win streak and lowest of lows while being on a eight fight losing streak will be looking to bounce back with a change in environment.
Lee took to X and threw a challenge at Ferguson for a rematch:
"Aye @TonyFergusonXT imma need that. Sign the line let’s have a talk"
Reacting to the post, the manager of Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ali Abdelaziz commented:
"Let’s go Tony"
