SALT LAKE CITY – Justin Gaethje rejects the notion that he caused Tony Ferguson’s downfall.
Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) snapped Ferguson’s 12-fight winning streak when he battered him en route to a fifth-round TKO to capture the interim lightweight title at UFC 249 in May 2020. Since then, Ferguson has lost four straight and is coming off back-to-back stoppage losses to Michael Chandler and Nate Diaz.
Ferguson (25-8 MMA, 15-6 UFC) looks to snap his five-fight skid against Bobby Green (29-14-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 291 main card at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, and Gaethje doubts he is fazed.