Former UFC light-weight champion Tony Ferguson is aware of what it’s like to depart all of it within the gymnasium, however on a latest episode of the extremely widespread 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 fully turned his life round from being a 300-pound bug exterminator, to enrolling as a Navy SEAL, and turning into an Ultra Marathon runner, Goggins is a severely inspirational determine. His guide; Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds, grew to become a New York Times Best Seller and Goggins is now intent on spreading an essential message: that all of us have a ton of untapped potential that we may notice by way of the best mindset.
Tony Ferguson, the winner Season 13 of The Ultimate 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 as a consequence of a unanimous factors determination, Ferguson proved that he would prepare in essentially the most intense means potential to try to attain his personal potential. That included placing himself by way of “Hell Week.” In 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. While many UFC pundits questioned the appropriateness of this fashion 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 to be able 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 periods per day, and at instances, he would wish to run to the lavatory to vomit following cardio periods on the treadmill. Then within the night, he’d undertake energy and conditioning duties. Goggins intention was to interrupt the MMA legend, however Ferguson merely retorted with “Yes, Sir,” every time he was put by way of his paces. Goggins confirmed this fighters’ coronary heart and hearth himself, in a revealing Instagram publish again in
November, commenting: “The m***f*** gave me a crazy ass smile and I could tell that he had flipped the switch. I was there for the rebirth of El Cucuy.”
While Ferguson did lose that combat in opposition to Pimblett, he says that he felt like a winner afterwards. “[Goggins] said, if you were to go in (the SEALS), you would have been one of the f***ing captains,” shared the MMA icon. “But, your Tony f***ing Ferguson. He’s like; ‘Don’t forget that s**t”.
Far from retire, Ferguson additionally took his alternative to name out Jake Paul. “I’m gonna fight until the wheels fall off,” he commented about his want to maintain testing his potential.