Interim title places Ferguson among the biggest names in TUF history

T. Ferguson won TUF 13 and now the interim title (Instagram Reproduction ufc_brasil)

The victory over Kevin Lee, in the main fight of UFC 216, placed Tony Ferguson as the first interim champion in UFC lightweight history. Even if he has to unify his belt against the superstar Conor McGregor, the name “El Cucuy” has already entered the history of the UFC and The Ultimate Fighter, the reality show that revealed him in 2011.

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At the time, Ferguson was one of 16 welterweights chosen to be part of TUF 13, which would have heavyweights Brock Lesnar e junior gypsy as coaches. The American stayed on Lesnar's team and had no difficulty winning the season. In the final, a knockout in the first round over Ramsey Nijem, from the Brazilian team, and immediate relegation to lightweight.

After a period of adaptation to the new category, Ferguson began a streak of 10 victories, passing names like Abel Trujillo and the Brazilians Edson Barboza e Rafael Dos Anjos, former linear lightweight champion. Last Saturday, Ferguson joined Matt Serra, Forrest griffin, Rashad evans, TJ Dillashaw, Michael Bisping e Carla esparza as former TUF world champions, even if provisionally. Soon, everything indicates that Ferguson will have the opportunity to remove the asterisk from his title as Dana White has promised to pit him against McGregor in his next fight.

In the meantime, see a list of the biggest names in reality TV history, which includes winners like Bisping, Evans, Diego Sanchez e Nate diaz and other athletes who didn't win their seasons but shined later, like Dillashaw and Rose namajunas:

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