Tony Ferguson’s struggles continued at UFC 291 with a third-round submission loss to Bobby Green on the main card at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Ferguson looked sharp in the opening minutes of the fight. He peppered Green with a few punches from the outside even scoring a knockdown at one point. However, an accidental eyepoke from Green halted some of that momentum.
BOBBY GREEN SUBMITS TONY FERGUSON! @BobbyKGreen gets the finish with seconds left at #UFC291! pic.twitter.com/HuRLRFYIRH
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Green started connecting after Ferguson was given time to recover in a round that was close.
Round 2 was a much more emphatic win for Green. Ferguson shot a takedown early that failed and wound up with Green on top. From there, he was able to do considerable damage with his ground-and-pound.
Ferguson was able to work his way to his feet, but didn’t have much success there either, although he finished the round strong with a few combinations.
The third round was more of the same with Green tagging Ferguson at will. He could have went on cruise control to take the decision but worked his way to an arm-triangle choke and submitted Ferguson.
