Former UFC light-weight champion Tony Ferguson is aware of what it’s like to depart all of it within the health club, however on a current episode of the extremely standard JAXXON Podcast, the jiujitsu blackbelt gave an perception into what it’s like to coach with the inspirational endurance athlete, David Goggins. M&F had been all ears.
David Goggins’ story ought to function motivation for all. Having utterly turned his life round from being a 300-pound bug exterminator, to enrolling as a Navy SEAL, and turning into an Extremely Marathon runner, Goggins is a significantly inspirational determine. His guide; Can’t Harm Me: Grasp Your Thoughts and Defy the Odds, grew to become a New York Occasions Finest Vendor and Goggins is now intent on spreading an necessary message: that all of us have a ton of untapped potential that we may understand by means of the correct mindset.
Tony Ferguson, the winner Season 13 of The Final Fighter, famously turned to Goggins after a string of 6 losses within the UFC within the hopes of turning issues round forward of his match with Paddy Pimblett in December of 2023, and whereas he misplaced that bout resulting from a unanimous factors choice, Ferguson proved that he would practice in essentially the most intense means attainable to attempt to attain his personal potential. That included placing himself by means of “Hell Week.” Within the Navy SEALS, Hell Week is made up of 5 and half days of chilly, moist, and excessive coaching with lower than 4 hours per night time’s sleep. Whereas many UFC pundits questioned the appropriateness of this type of coaching for the MMA legend, Ferguson believes that it was all about constructing character, to have the ability to show similar will to win that SEALS should obtain with a purpose to go the gap.
Tony Ferguson says that coaching with David Goggins was sickening work
“El Cucuy” defined to JAXXON and Rampage Jackson on the podcast that his days consisted of three gruelling coaching classes per day, and at instances, he would wish to run to the toilet to vomit following cardio classes on the treadmill. Then within the night, he’d undertake energy and conditioning duties. Goggins goal was to interrupt the MMA legend, however Ferguson merely retorted with “Sure, Sir,” every time he was put by means of his paces. Goggins confirmed this fighters’ coronary heart and hearth himself, in a revealing Instagram put up again in
November, commenting: “The m***f*** gave me a loopy ass smile and I may inform that he had flipped the swap. I used to be there for the rebirth of El Cucuy.”
Whereas Ferguson did lose that battle towards Pimblett, he says that he felt like a winner afterwards. “[Goggins] stated, in case you had been to go in (the SEALS), you’ll have been one of many f***ing captains,” shared the MMA icon. “However, your Tony f***ing Ferguson. He’s like; ‘Don’t neglect that s**t”.
Removed from retire, Ferguson additionally took his alternative to name out Jake Paul. “I’m gonna battle till the wheels fall off,” he commented about his need to maintain testing his potential.
