UFC 274: Tony Ferguson out of hospital after ‘most vicious KO’ Dana White has ‘ever seen’
- CAT scan comes up negative for Ferguson, as UFC president White insists former interim champ ‘needs to take some time off’
- ‘It’s not like Tony got dominated and looks like he doesn’t belong here. He looked damn good until he got caught,’ White says
Tony Ferguson was released from hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning, after suffering what UFC president Dana White described as “the most vicious knockout I’ve ever seen”.
The 38-year-old American (25-7) was out for several minutes, and was transported to hospital straight from the Footprint Centre. He underwent a CAT scan, but the results came back negative.
“I don’t know anything about Tony other than that was the most vicious knockout I’ve ever seen,” White said the post-fight press conference.”
The 38-year-old Ferguson (25-7), who had never been knocked clean out before, is one a four-fight skid, having come up short against Justin Gaethje by TKO, Charles Oliveira and Beneil Dariush by decision, and now Chandler. His current rough patch was preceded by 12 consecutive victories – one of the best streaks in the history of the UFC lightweight division.
