Tony Ferguson booked against Bobby Green at UFC 291
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has been scheduled for a fight amidst ongoing legal issues.
Ferguson (25-8 MMA, 15-6 UFC) is set to meet Bobby Green (29-14-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC) UFC 291 on July 29 from Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, promotion president Dana White announced Tuesday.
Ferguson was arrested earlier this month on a charge of DUI after he allegedly crashed his truck into two parked cars outside a nightclub in Hollywood, Calif. Ferguson is facing a misdemeanor DUI charge, as well as other potential charges after he reportedly refused to take a field sobriety test.
Ferguson, 39, recently fell out of the lightweight rankings for the first time in more than seven years. He is on a five-fight skid, most recently getting submitted by Nate Diaz last September at UFC 279.
After scoring back-to-back wins over Al Iaquinta and Nasrat Haqparast, Green is winless in his past three octagon appearances. The 36-year-old is coming off a no contest against Jared Gordon at UFC Fight Night 222 in April, where an accidental clash of heads led to Gordon getting knocked out.
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The current UFC 291 lineup includes:
Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier – for BMF title
Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira
Paulo Costa vs. Ikram Aliskerov
Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland
Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green
Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Michel Pereira vs. Stephen Thompson
Vinicius Salvador vs. CJ Vergara
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.