HOUSTON Another UFC lightweight is moving up the ladder at 155 pounds, at Tony Ferguson s expense.
Beneil Dariush (21-4-1) earned the biggest win of his career on Saturday as he out-pointed Ferguson in a three-round bout at UFC 262. All three judges scored the non-title bout, which co-headlined the pay-per-view event inside the Toyota Center, 30-27 for Dariush.
It marks the third consecutive loss for Ferguson, 37, who went into 2020 with a 12-fight win streak and an undisputed lightweight title shot. Unfortunately for Ferguson, his title fight against then-champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and he has since suffered losses to Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira and Dariush.
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 262 HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 262
By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
UFC 262 was last night and featured some finishes and crowned a new UFC Lightweight Champion. Let’s get to the rundown.
UFC 262
GOOD- Edson Barboza stops Shane Burgos
Barboza came out firing and landing some good kicks. No surprise there. Burgos fought back but Barboza did more damage in the first round. Burgos almost got stopped in the first round, but he made it through. The second round saw Burgos start landing heavy body shots. Barboza fired back but Burgos did a lot of damage. Some strangeness occurred in the third round, as Barboza caught Burgos clean with a good punch. Burgos seemed to shake it off, but then stumbled backwards towards the cage and Barboza finished him with punches. That was a very delayed reaction. Good win for Barboza.
UFC 262 Crackstreams Oliveira vs. Chandler Live Stream Reddit: Former Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler will challenge Charles Oliveira for the vacant strap atop a five-fight main card expected to be action packed. Just how good is it? No favorite on the entire card is higher than -210.
Alexander Volkanowski’s weightlifting title fight against Bryan Ortega has been withdrawn from UFC 262, which was announced on March 27 at UFC Vegas 22. Volkanovski tested positive for the virus after testing negative twice and dropping the card due to the Kovid-19 protocol. The fight is canceled and may be rescheduled at a later date. But the main event to watch out for is the fight between Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou