Tony Ferguson dances in hospital with fractured skull after UFC 249 defeat; watch

UFC lightweight fighter Tony Ferguson surprisingly lost to Justin Gaethje in main event of UFC 249 last weekend in Florida. 'El Cucuy' was battered by Gaethje, eventually losing bout in fifth round and also opportunity to face UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Despite suffering a big loss and also being injured in process, Tony Ferguson appeared rar cheerful and excited as he was set to be discharged from hospital. 

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Tony Ferguson injury: Tony Ferguson broken skull, to be discharged soon?

Tony Ferguson took to Instagram to share a short video of him dancing in hospital as he was about to be discharged soon by doctors. According to reports, Ferguson suffered a broken orbital bone during unexpected loss to ' Highlight'. However, according to his Instagram post, UFC fighter will w be recuperating from fracture in his home. In video below, Ferguson can be seen showing off his dance moves in his hospital room. He posted video with a caption, "Recovery Dayze' When You’re About To Get Discharged From Hospital."

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Tony Ferguson's post on Instagram is second one he posted from hospital. first one was with his wife Cristina Servin that highlighted nasty bruise under his left eye.

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UFC 249: Justin Gaethje vs Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson entered fight on back of a 12-fight win streak and was heavy favourite to retain interim UFC lightweight title. Justin Gaethje dominated fight for much of proceedings, eventually winning in fifth round by technical kck out (TKO). After loss, Ferguson appeared to quite disappointed as he refused to shake hands with his opponent. However, he later embraced Gaethje, concluding  event on a good te.

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