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“Damn This One Got Me Hurting”: Disturbing Clip of Tony Ferguson’s DUI Arrest Goes Viral as Fans Express Concern for the UFC Legend

Published 05/08/2023, 1:17 AM EDT

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Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson made headlines with his recent arrest. ‘El Cucuy’ crashed his pickup truck into two parked cars last night in Hollywood. From the reports, the fan favorite has landed himself in quite some trouble and the fans are worried for his well-being.

In the accident that happened in the early hours of the morning, Tony Ferguson’s pickup truck crashed and flipped outside a club in Hollywood. One of the cars that the 39-year-old crashed into belonged to the rapper Cash Gotti. Fortunately, Ferguson escaped the incident with little to no injuries. However, another person was injured and taken to the hospital in an unknown condition.

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To make matters worse, cops said the UFC star was “very uncooperative” during his arrest, according to a TMZ report. They also added that Ferguson reeked of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes. Along with the DUI charges, Ferguson could also be looking at a suspension of his license for refusing the field sobriety test.

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Fans are concerned for Tony Ferguson following DUI arrest

The news of Tony Ferguson getting arrested for a DUI charge and crashing his car has raised concern among fans. Many of them want Ferguson to be well. However, a lot of them also believe that the former TUF winner should face the consequences of his actions.

 

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Following are some of their reactions to the news:

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  • Hope Tony’s alright
  • Idc who it is, how are you gonna feel bad for a drunk driver lmao
  • Why feel bad? He’s an adult in life there are choices and outcomes of those choices.
  • Don’t. He could’ve killed someone or himself. Throw him in jail he’ll be alright
  • He just wanted to test his truck’s conditioning
  • How are people defending him? If it’s a mental issue I genuinely hope he gets help. But in no way does that excuse him from driving under the influence
  • Really sad to see Tony like this
  • So we’re all gonna dog on Jones but defend Tony? I love Tony too but this is ridiculous and not the first time.
  • I love Tony but how can you feel bad when it seems he made the decision to drive after being inebriated.
  • Jon Jones type stuff
  • Damn this one got me hurting for real

What are your thoughts on the incident? How do you expect the UFC to respond to this incident?

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Yeswanth Praveen is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports, having written over 500 articles on the sport. With a Master’s degree in English Literature, Yeswanth expertly combines his writing and storytelling skills with his passion for MMA. He was initially drawn to the sport after the intense rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov captured his attention.
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