After colliding with a vehicle in front of a nightclub in Hollywood, California, Tony Ferguson, the former interim lightweight champion of the UFC, was arrested for DUI.
Tony Ferguson, the former interim lightweight champion of the UFC. Has been arrested for driving while intoxicated after a crash outside a nightclub in Hollywood, California. This puts him back in the spotlight.
As indicated by TMZ, Ferguson crashed his truck into two left vehicles before it flipped onto its side. He was arrested for allegedly refusing a field sobriety test and was reportedly uninjured. But he was described as “very uncooperative” at the scene.
He was booked into the Hollywood location of the Los Angeles Police Department after the incident on Sunday. At 12:12 p.m., he was granted personal liberty and his bail was set at $30,000 Ferguson is expected back in Los Angeles civil court on June 1.
In the repercussions of the mishap. A video film got by TMZ showed a tow truck administrator flipping Ferguson’s truck back onto each of the four wheels after it had stopped on top of two left vehicles.
Additionally, one of the damaged automobiles belonged to Cash Gotti, a rapper, according to the footage. Cash Gotti, a rapper, went outside to find that his Mercedes had probably been completely destroyed.
However, according to Los Angeles’ KTLA-TV news. The truck actually struck four parked vehicles rather than two, and one person was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
Tony Ferguson has been in trouble with the law more than once. His wife filed a restraining order against him in 2019 because she was concerned about his mental health and his delusions. Later, she withdrew the order.
The 39-year-old has additionally been battling in his vocation, having lost five straight battles. Nate Diaz defeated him via submission in the main event of UFC 279 in September 2022.
He had previously been stopped by Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje. He had lost dominant decisions to Beneil Dariush and Charles Oliveira.
It is unclear what Ferguson will face as a result of his DUI charge. But it is clear that he has a lot of work to do if he wants to improve both his professional life and his personal life.