This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Tony Ferguson Celebrates No. 40
Tony Ferguson spent the vast majority of his career living up to his terrifying nickname. “El Cucuy”—which translates to “The Boogeyman” in English—turns 40 on Feb. 12.
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Others in MMA celebrating a birthday during the month of February:
FEB. 1
Naoki Sano, 63Kyle Sturgeon, 61
Bill Mahood, 57
Igor Pokrajac, 45
Chris Tickle, 42
Sinead Kavanagh, 38
Sam Sicilia, 38
Ronda Rousey, 37
Alan Baudot, 36
Jared Papazian, 36
Justin McNally, 33
Nariman Abbasov, 30
FEB. 2
Bounmy Somchay, 51Shigeyuki Uchiyama, 51
Hector Lombard, 46
Denis Stojnic, 44
Yusuke Kawanago, 41
Matt McCook, 39
Raul Amaya, 38
Herbert Burns, 36
Adlan Ibragimov, 35
Eric Shelton, 33
Lance Gibson Jr., 29
Akraman Alaev, 22
FEB. 3
Shad Smith, 51Doug Marshall, 47
Rodrigo Damm, 44
Ricardo Tirloni, 41
Mei Yamaguchi, 41
Phillipe Nover, 40
Daniel Teymur, 36
Eduardo Dantas, 35
Damir Ismagulov, 33
Matt Ramirez, 31
Montserrat Ruiz, 31
Natalia Silva, 27
FEB. 4
Johnathan Ivey, 48Andrei Arlovski, 45
Igor Gracie, 44
Satoru Kitaoka, 44
Luiz Cane, 43
Yaotzin Meza, 43
Kristi Lopez, 41
Anvar Alizhanov, 35
Hugo Cunha, 31
Shamil Magomedov, 31
Alex da Silva Coelho, 28
Andre Lima, 25
FEB. 5
William Sriyapai, 52Antoni Hardonk, 48
Lyle Beerbohm, 45
Johnny Cisneros, 44
Leonardo Santos, 44
Kyle Bochniak, 37
Bubba Jenkins, 36
Joaquim Silva, 35
Nah-Shon Burrell, 34
Adam Wieczorek, 32
Rodolfo Bellato, 28
Solomon Renfro, 27
FEB. 6
Jeff Bedard, 54Waachiim Spiritwolf, 48
Vik Grujic, 47
Shinichi Kojima, 45
Mamoru Nakamura, 43
Vitaly Minakov, 39
Andrew Holbrook, 38
Ryan Hollis, 35
Khalil Rountree, 34
Aleksandar Rakic, 32
Jack Shore, 29
Simeon Powell, 25
FEB. 7
Tra Telligman, 59Tait Fletcher, 53
Mariusz Pudzianowski, 47
Haruo Ochi, 40
Derrick Lewis, 39
T.J. Dillashaw, 38
Lance Palmer, 36
Cesar Avila, 35
Jae Hyun So, 35
Ray Cooper III, 31
Dilano Taylor, 27
Nat Jaroonsak, 25
FEB. 8
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, 1974-2016Yuki Ishikawa, 47
Jaime Jara, 45
Dave Courchaine, 41
Will Santiago Jr., 41
Chan Rothana, 38
Amber Leibrock, 36
Syuri Kondo, 35
Pawel Pawlak, 35
Makhmud Muradov, 34
Nikolas Motta, 31
Auttumn Norton, 30
FEB. 9
Hiroyuki Abe, 54Chris Clements, 48
Tiki Ghosn, 47
Mark Munoz, 46
Tim Stout, 45
Charlie Brenneman, 43
Jake Hecht, 40
Henry Cejudo, 37
Felipe Arantes, 36
Darko Stosic, 32
Yuya Wakamatsu, 29
Abdulaziz Ibragimov, 25
FEB. 10
Paul Jones, 61Masakazu Imanari, 48
Matt Horwich, 46
Nick Ring, 45
Mariusz Radziszewski, 40
Kamil Lebkowski, 36
Shamil Gaziev, 34
Islam Mamedov, 34
Andres Ponce, 31
Modestas Bukauskas, 30
Raiymbek Orynbai, 30
Myktybek Orolbai, 26
FEB. 11
Evan Tanner, 1971-2008Ken Shamrock, 60
Ali Mokdad, 41
Stephen Thompson, 41
Vagab Vagabov, 38
Andrea Lee, 35
Bec Rawlings, 35
Megan Anderson, 34
Petr Yan, 31
Movsar Evloev, 30
Joanderson Brito, 29
Nainoa Dung, 25
FEB. 12
Jon Madsen, 44Eric Lawson, 43
Patrick Brady, 40
Tony Ferguson, 40
Yosdenis Cedeno, 39
Joey Miolla, 39
Hunter Tucker, 38
Luke Jumeau, 36
Jessica Sotack, 33
Hailey Cowan, 32
Stefan Sekulic, 32
Ion Pop 26
FEB. 13
Elvis Sinosic, 53Dean Lister, 48
Anthony Lapsley, 44
Ewerton Teixeira, 42
Pedro Nobre, 38
James Bochnovic, 35
Kizaemon Saiga, 35
Dan Hooker, 34
Lucas Barbosa, 32
Shawn Teed, 32
Pingyuan Liu, 31
Khusein Askhabov, 29
FEB. 14
Steve Vigneault, 46Hiroshi Nakamura, 43
Oleg Borisov, 41
Kenny Robertson, 40
Ivan Buchinger, 38
Tyler McGuire, 38
Micah Miller, 37
Chris Mierzwiak, 36
Jayson Jones, 35
Irwin Rivera, 35
Joey Diehl, 33
Montana De La Rosa, 29
FEB. 15
Ray Sefo, 53David Baron, 51
Karla Benitez, 45
Thor Skancke, 41
Brian Rogers, 40
Alex Soto, 40
Cezar Ferreira, 39
Steven Siler, 37
Ciro Rodrigues, 35
Emiliano Sordi, 33
Khalid Taha, 32
Ben Tynan, 30
FEB. 16
Frank Caracci, 54Carina Damm, 45
Zelg Galesic, 45
Logan Clark, 39
Mark Eddiva, 38
Andy Ogle, 35
Victoria Leonardo, 34
Vladimir Mineev, 34
Mirsad Bektic, 33
Matt Wagy, 32
Johnny Munoz Jr., 31
Karoline Martins Moreira, 27
FEB. 17
Ismael de Jesus, 44Brett Rogers, 43
Will Ribeiro, 41
Ben Edwards, 40
Yoshitaka Naito, 40
Carrington Banks, 35
Manon Fiorot, 34
Andre Muniz, 34
Anatoly Tokov, 34
Gregory Rodrigues, 32
Juancamilo Ronderos, 29
Rickson Thai Zenidim Bueno, 25
FEB. 18
Justin McCully, 48Ross Pointon, 46
Jimi Manuwa, 44
Marvin Blumer, 42
Melvin Blumer, 42
Joseph Duffy, 36
Fabiano Silva da Conceicao, 36
Stefan Struve, 36
Marc-Andre Barriault, 34
Curtis Blaydes, 33
A.J. Fletcher, 27
Guilherme Uriel, 27
FEB. 19
Duke Roufus, 54Chad Leonhardt, 44
Ben Alloway, 43
Liz Carmouche, 40
Ednaldo Oliveira, 40
Jarred Mercado, 39
Peter Queally, 35
Desiree Yanez, 34
Nam Jin Jo, 33
Josiel Silva, 33
Emilee King, 31
Szymon Karolczyk, 24
FEB. 20
Antonio Inoki, 1943-2022Phillip Miller, 45
Rousimar Palhares, 44
Cody Donovan, 43
Tim Means, 40
Derek Anderson, 34
Ottman Azaitar, 34
Damian Stasiak, 34
Shanna Young, 33
Natan Schulte, 32
Grant Dawson, 30
Ravena Oliveira, 27
FEB. 21
Chris Kelades, 43Paul Daley, 41
Kerry Hughes, 39
Shintaro Ishiwatari, 39
Alex Oliveira, 36
Roman Salazar, 36
Brian Ortega, 33
Brett Johns, 32
Matt Sayles, 30
Tabatha Ricci, 29
Dakota Zimmerman, 28
Adam Masaev, 24
FEB. 22
Wallid Ismail, 56Gregor Herb, 46
Edgar Garcia40
Ryan Hall, 39
Jena Bishop, 38
Colby Covington, 36
Kuat Khamitov, 36
Jack Grant, 32
Rob Wilkinson, 32
John Allan, 31
Ludovit Klein, 29
Michal Oleksiejczuk, 29
FEB. 23
Ruan Potts, 46Nick Cottone, 44
Gina Begley, 43
Mike Estus, 41
Robert Washington, 41
James Vick, 37
Jacob Silva, 36
Olivier Aubin-Mercier, 35
Mike Hofer, 34
Edson Gomez, 33
Al Matavao, 30
Ramzan Suleymanov, 29
FEB. 24
Andre Roberts, 59Bas Rutten, 59
Jon Fitch, 46
Vitor Ribeiro, 45
Nick Burgos, 44
Shinsuke Nakamura, 44
Fernando Bruno, 42
Jan Blachowicz, 41
Maiju Suotama, 38
Jordan Kaaze, 33
Gadzhi Omargadzhiev, 31
Mando Gutierrez, 27
FEB. 25
Michael Quintero, 48Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos, 48
Kelly Kobold-Schmitz, 41
Ron Stallings, 41
Jacob McClintock, 36
Zac Pauga, 36
Cesar Gonzalez, 35
Meas Meu, 34
Rachael Ostovich, 33
Alfie Davis, 32
Hisham Hiba, 32
Anthony Romero, 27
FEB. 26
Ricardo Morais, 57John Lober, 56
Tomar Washington, 46
Gustavo Henrique Kuhn, 44
Satoshi Watanabe, 42
T.J. Grant, 40
Ken Hasegawa, 37
Kyle Frost, 36
Jeff Lentz, 35
Reant Febriza Rainir, 35
Gokhan Saricam, 33
Louis Lee Scott, 24
FEB. 27
Rob Lisita, 41Michael Knaap, 40
Antonio Castillo Jr., 37
Misha Cirkunov, 37
Thibault Gouti, 37
Alex Munoz, 34
Jun Yong Park, 33
Sean Strickland, 33
Kyle Daukaus, 31
Laureano Staropoli, 31
Aga Niedzwiedz, 29
Luke Trainer, 28
FEB. 28
Jorge Rivera, 52Khomkrit Niimi, 51
Mitch Chilson, 46
Michael Bisping, 45
Adam Antolin, 42
Vinicius Moreira, 35
Jarod Trice, 35
Glaico Franca, 33
Eduarda Moura, 30
Alesha Zappitella, 29
Bin Xie, 26
Yazmin Jauregui, 25
FEB. 29
Jim Yorke, 48Francimar Barroso, 44
Patrick Cote, 44
Masayoshi Kato, 40
Edson Pereira, 40
Brandon Bettencourt, 36
Dashawn Boatwright, 36
Clay Dixon, 36
Masaki Nishi, 32
David Putvin, 32
Enzo Perez, 28
Tiziano Ferranti, 24
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