‘El Cucuy’ posted a video clip of him training and working out at the gym. But it was the caption that caught everyone’s attention.
However, the fight never happened and there was no update about it either. Tony Ferguson and Chael Sonnen finally opened up about it on the latter’s podcast, You’re Welcome - With Chael Sonnen.
Chael Sonnen on why Tony Ferguson vs. GSP never happened
Chael Sonnen revealed on the podcast while talking to Tony Ferguson that the reason why his SUG grappling match with Georges St-Pierre never happened is once again the worldwide pandemic that set in.
Chael Sonnen said that both Tony Ferguson and Georges St-Pierre readily agreed to the fight. But it could not happen because GSP could not get out of Canada.
Chael Sonnen went on to say that on hearing that, Ferguson offered to have a freestyle wrestling match with World Champion and Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs.
Chael Sonnen updated Tony Ferguson that Burroughs had turned down the fight.
Both Tony Ferguson and Georges St-Pierre are excellent grapplers and owners of black-belt in jiu-jitsu. Ferguson has his black-belt in 10th Planet jiu-jitsu under Eddie Bravo, while GSP has four black belts, including one in first-degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Bruno Fernandes.
His other three black belts are in Kyokushin Karate, Gaidojutsu, and Shidokan.
The SUG fight against Georges-St Pierre could have been an opportunity for Tony Ferguson to bounce back from his loss against Justin Gaethje on his last outing. He faced ‘The Highlight’ at UFC 249 in May and got knocked out in the fifth round.
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