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Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn

Brandon Gibson looks ‘forward to taking that next step together’ with Tony Ferguson after UFC 279

LOS ANGELES – Brandon Gibson still plans on being a part of Tony Ferguson’s camps moving forward.

The renowned striking coach, who works with the likes of former UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones and top prospect Aaron Pico, trained Ferguson in the lead-up to his fight at UFC 279 earlier this month.

Gibson helped Ferguson (25-8 MMA, 15-6 UFC) prepare for a three-round fight against Li Jingliang, but a last-second switch-up resulted in Ferguson facing Nate Diaz in a five-round bout. He was submitted in Round 4.

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