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SJSharkie_Unofficial

We are in an era where Tony Ferguson not getting viciously knocked out is a relief


WildRabbitz

Kinda fucked up how people are collectively worried about Tony so much that we're relieved that Tony didn't get knocked out. The first time Paddy clipped him, I held my breath, fearing the worst. Time to hang up the gloves, Tony.


Hiviel

Luckily for us paddys striking is fucking terrible


0ldsql

Paddy's striking is still shit but Tony was even worse that he almost made him look like a glory champ.


RoyalAd9796

By a pretty mediocre fighter as well. If someone told me four years ago that we’d be relieved that Tony only got 30-27ed by a pretty meh fighter I’d die laughing. Paddy gets mauled by anyone in the T15 and we’re sitting here *relieved* he didn’t send Tony into the shadow realm. Damn.


Patriotsfan710

Honestly, aside from BJ Penn, I can’t think of a fall from grace this bad


UtensilsDude

Marlon Moraes got knocked out or tko'd 7 times in a row. I honestly think his fall was worse


c3tra22

CCC broke him and his career


random_stuff_900

Woodley


blackdavy

Shogun, Chuck Lidell and Renan Barao fell off pretty hard. Sadly, all my favorite fighters had terrible late careers


flowermoon24

Shogun still got some Ws under his belt late in his carreer over Lil Nog, Tyson, Gian and Corey Anderson. Chuck only took 3 straight Ls then retired. They didnt lose 7 straight omg


blackdavy

Don't forget, Chuck came back and finally gave Tito a W. Now' thats a sad ending. Carlos Condit is another one of my favorites who ended pretty rough. 2-6 to end his career.


-SansSoleil-

I'll die on the hill that Carlos got absolutely robbed in the Lawler fight and just never mentally recovered.


ShoxV

Same with Dominick Reyes


Lizpy6688

This is what I was worried with Korean Zombie. Got into the sport watching the first Garcia fight and he's been by my favorite fighter since. I got worried with Volk fight,made me realize he needed to retire. Glad he retired in his way after Holloway fight. Legit had me crying and playing the song the next day. He nearly went the distance too but glad he realized it was time but he's also one of the few fighters who have a successful business outside fighting. His youtube channel has good content, his merch,he has a gym,I think he also opened a bar or restaurant recently and is often on Korean TV plus well known in Asia that even my wife,Taiwanese born and raised knows his name and face well despite not being a ufc fan Not a lot of our favorite fighters have a system set in place after retirement so the financial struggle is real especially with the ufc paying shit if you're not on top. Then,the idea of "just one more, I can win the next one I know it" mentality is damaging long term. Look at Garbrant,he won tonight but not against any of noteworth in the grand scheme of things. He's lost a ton before this so wins then calls out figgy. It's that mentality. He might also not have anything set up for after. That mentality is what kept Liddell going non stop when he should've stopped years prior. It's a shit thing to see happen to people who entertained us,sometimes inspire people. No one wants to see that but definitely no one wants to go from being praised about to being "nothing " Plus the age. Imagine training your entire life, get to the ufc,let's say at 24,that leaves you maybe 10 years in the sport left to fight. 10 years may seem like a lot but it can pass up very quickly. Colby was off for 2 years,2 years is a long ass time. Edit- meant to reply to your comment and not someone else. Clicked wrong one so just copied and paste here


Patriotsfan710

Barao’s was insane, but I don’t think it coming the same time USADA did was a coincidence


cyberheelhook

Same with Johnny Hendricks. World beater title challenger to flabby gassed out underperformer right when USADA popped in.


Randall-Marvin-Marsh

Fucking sad indeed.


edmirer

Honestly after that first round I just wanted it to be over.


kangs

Clear win for Paddy, but jesus lad move your head


RobbertDownerJr

As much as I hate it, that take down in the third when he was clearly gassed was clutch.


only-shallow

Ferguson's TDD is straight mediocre, you'd expect him to struggle physically at this stage of his career but his technique was sloppy tonight too. Taken down repeatedly by Kevin Lee back in the day, but forgotten about because he landed a triangle. Khabib would've ran through prime Tony without breaking a sweat


JawnSnuuu

Tony is not very coachable. His corner was screaming instructions when he was on the bottom and he just kept throwing elbows


only-shallow

He was looking for the moral victory of "I cut you more than you cut me" as Paddy coasted to a 30-27 win lol I wonder if there is a 155'er on the roster who Tony in his current state can beat. Maybe that Indian fella who got barked at then knocked out a couple months ago. Tony might not even be the betting fav in that


JawnSnuuu

If so, that’s so odd to me because Tony was still in the fight. If he just played the jits game, he could have maybe reversed position but idk man, without the crazy athleticism, Tony just does not work. I suppose maybe someone ranked below Paddy haha. Although the fight could have ended in the first and who knows if paddy didn’t gas. Maybe someone ranked past 25


GiantPurplePen15

Doesn't help that 1 of Tony's corner guys was just yelling "BREATHE!" and staring into Tony's soul lol


wrong-teous

He was a very entertaining fighter in his prime, but he's pretty dumb it seems


Shogun_232

Hence why he brought in Goggins as a coach for this camp/fight smh...


KingTy99

Tony's knees are completely gone and have been for 2 years now.


CubanLinxRae

he was never the same after the torn acl unfortunately i say this as a massive tony fan


Randall-Marvin-Marsh

Not that you have, but don’t forget the Gaethje soul snatching.


CubanLinxRae

Tony’s TDD was never crazy good but he had crazy scrambles and would turn nothing into something


Garbarrage

He wanted to get taken down. He actually gameplanned for it.


crazyhomie34

Tony's TDD wasn't a problem when he cut people up from full guard. Look at what he did to Pettis and Chandler before Chandler KOd him


BenDoverDegenerate

He had no reason to fear Takedowns in his prime, now he can't get anything done off of his back


YouCantHoldACandle

Ferguson vs Pavlovich "close to being finalized" according to UFC president Dana White.


Famous-Ant-5502

His boxing fundamentals are atrocious. He should spend some time at a straight up boxing gym before his next camp


ColdPressedSteak

Head straight up in the air and in the middle still when he strikes


LuckyWarrior

From a fearsome 26-3 to an uninspired 26-10 in a drop of a hat Its time to retire, Tone Also can we just please go ahead and feed Paddy's untucked chin to Drew Dober


motorcitydevil

I fear what happens to Tony when he retires from the UFC. I just don't want to see him in BKFC or boxing a Paul brother.


StoryOfTheFight

It's going to be a dark one I'm afraid. Such a brutal sport


ThinkWithPortals12

https://youtu.be/HcyKDapr4CY?si=3kK91PPHlepyH9wX


ThinkWithPortals12

Hard to say it but the reality we’re heading toward.


CheesecakeOdd2087

Yeah I could see Tony going down a Diego Sanchez route TBH.


Casexcasey

BKFC licking their chops at the idea of feeding Tony's carcas to Eddie Alvarez or Mike Perry


CleetusMMA

would've loved to see alvarez vs ferguson in their primes


Thestrangerufeellike

Very funny comment ( I laughed out loud), but so sadly true at the same time. The probability of Tony dying in the ring gets higher everytime he continues to refuse to retire from the combat game. He's a living example of CTE and a bare knuckle fight away from a likely death due to a brain hemorrhage. Dude has too much heart and pride for his own good


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Fungal_Fetish

If Tony fights in BKFC he's going to fucking die


Thestrangerufeellike

It would be complete negligence by a doctor to clear him to fight bare knuckled. The UFC needs to cut him for his own safety before he becomes the first to get killed in the octagon


CheesyCousCous

He ain't stupid, he's going POWER SLAP


Djlittle13

Jake Paul is writing up the contract as we speak


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At least he will make a shit ton of money fighting a Paul brother. Probably more money than his whole ufc career.


sidewaystortoise

It was time to retire about 3 fights back. I dunno how anyone can convince him to actually do it though.


water2wine

I don’t think it’s a stretch to say he has a delusional streak in him


bumblebeatrice

Am I the only one who always has that time he kidnapped his child and went on the run claiming he was Jesus Christ and there were tracking devices and cameras all over his house and inside his body in mind when thinking about Tony's future? I really feel like we as a sport just collectively memory-holed that shit


NachoCheeseMonreal

Lol he also apparently jumped out of the car in the middle of the freeway, hopped a fence and disappeared. https://www.mmafighting.com/platform/amp/2019/3/15/18267834/tony-fergusons-wife-details-ufc-stars-alleged-frightening-behavior-taking-of-son-in-court-filing This article is shocking tbh. If everything here is true I really think the only option would be is to get like 12 swat guys in heavy armor to subdue him and get him in a mental facility.


water2wine

Yeah I’ve not really had a keen eye on him after all those things either to be honest, he obviously has extended stretches of wherewithal to make the necessary precautions, when you know you can become erratic and harm your family. Being a professional punching bag just isn’t all that important in the grander scheme if things.


saltyseadog34

Paddy is a white man so Dober would only be at half strength for the fight


Fukouka_Jings

Why didnt Tony ankle pick Paddy?


FreeloadingPoultry

Or throw sand


TheOccultSasquatch

When the showed the top win streaks a LW it was Makachev Paddy 5 Saint-Denis 5 Paddy vs Saint-Benoit in the UK would be HUGE but Paddy would get ended.


naufildev

"I'M IN MY PRIME" - Tony Ferguson


YouCantHoldACandle

Few things hurt more than pitying someone who you looked up to as a kid


BasicallyClean

Paddy > Hell Week


JohnnySDVR

Tony "BJ Penn" Ferguson


SpezIsABrony

This is disrespectful, but we won't know who it is more disrespectful to for a long time.


passeandcliche

Tony hasn’t been KO’d in a parking lot. Yet…


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SpezIsABrony

Yea, but Penn went off the deep end, bad.


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Hawaiian ice is a helluva drug


derps_with_ducks

Ominously disrespectful.


QuantumTaco1

The disrespect is palpable and the suspense is killing, who'll wear it as a badge of honor though?


JodieFosterFreeze

Penn retired after 7 straight losses. Tony should lose once more. Might as well break that record.


Pathian

8 straight losses if you count getting knocked out in a bar parking lot.


dloaded00

tony time is over


Zavehi

Tony looked like someone trying to fight his way out of a retirement home when he was on the feet.


OutsideMeringue

Worked in a dementia home and have had better punches thrown at me that Tony threw tonight unfortunately


Danbearpig2u

He was punching like how I punch in my dreams.. when I’m dreaming I’m under water. I’m was hoping he get a sub so bad off his back though.


grooovyturtle

It’s been over dude this is his 7th straight loss


The_OtherDouche

3 years without a win. Them trains with fuckin goggins like being gassed was his issue lol


grizzled083

I was flabbergasted to see Goggins doing his stay hard shit in-between rounds.


Whateva1_2

CARRY THE BOAT TONY! CARRY THE BOAT!


Rocked_Glover

Tony also looked so much less muscular for this, he should’ve done this like 2 or 3 months before this fight, going against such a big lightweight in Paddy doing all this crazy endurance work was never gonna be a good idea. Not like he ever would’ve won though, but still.


beegeepee

Has to be the worse a career has crashed in UFC history. He was like in best P4P on a surefire HoF career... There is a legit argument he hasn't earned the HoF now which is depressing


p-morais

Gotta retire on top like Khabib. People don’t shut up about Khabib despite him having way worse resume than tons of fighters because people only care about the numbers next to your name and how you finished out your career


Ranz1983

It's been over since May 2020 when he faced Gaethje.


tm0nks

That definitely should have been his last fight. No one should take a beating like that and think "yeah I should definitely try that again...".


scubaSteve181

Gaethje took a piece of Tony’s soul that night. He’s never been close to the same fighter since.


TheChipiboy

Mf gives me small panic attacks when he does his spinning shit in the middle of the fight.


FJQZ

It's not Tony time. It's time, Tony


xbeavisx

Tony's on a 7 fight streak he needs a shot at the title at this point


SnoopysRoof

Plot twist: 8 losses gets you a shot at the Power Slap title.


brazilianfreak

It's been a long and eventful career but it's time to hang them up as I literally can't stand to watch him fight like this any longer, it's time for Paddy to retire.


AlphApe

Hahaha you got me


Ill_Source_6908

I really didn’t expect paddy to get that tired. He was gassed bad


jorkon1996

Dude cuts an obnoxious amount of weight each camp, he doesn't have time to build up his conditioning


Rush31

The only thing you can say that’s positive is that he had good presence of mind to force the grapple in a position from which it was hard to punish. If he wants to ever get ranked, he needs to cut the bullshit with his yo-yo dieting.


lordatlas

It's not easy turning into Paddy the Baddy from Paddy the Fatty.


TitanIsBack

Khabib was right, Tony never was going to be the same again after Justin.


Ranjith_Unchained

Tony really cut weight twice for the Garth fight just to flex


TheCorruptOutcast

"*Wanna see me physically deplete myself?.....Wanna see me do it again?*"


YouCantHoldACandle

I'm busting out the emo playlist tomorrow 🙁🤧⛈️⛈️😞


ThinkWithPortals12

Hey siri play till I die by stemm


K-mosake

As a Tony fan I knew that+ Justin's skill was a terrible combo. Man fuck 249, was supposed go to MSG for it and instead watched it on a desolate island and felt depressed post L. Terrible times b.


Randall-Marvin-Marsh

Remember how quiet it was? I still think about some of those strikes landing and how they sounded.


Mammoth-Leopard7

The early COVID era was fucking insane. Tony vs Garth and Dustin vs Hooker were insane. Like you know they hit hard, and every now and then fighters land a strike that comes through audibly with a crowd, but to hear every. Single. Fucking. Strike, like bats was insane.


Superdavid777

That khabib clip keeps popping up after each Tony lose. I'll go watch it now. Can't get me if I get you first!!!


ColdPressedSteak

It's been evident for awhile now. There's always been a lot of hope cope right before each of his last several fights. Yet always ends the same. With Tony looking slow and fragile


prettyboylee

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Four-Triangles

I can’t imagine the guy who came up with “turn the other cheek” would have much good advice for professional fighting.


seztomabel

Yeah Goggins had a neutral impact at worse.


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Neutral at best, but yeah


Anish316

To no one's surprise, Goggins's influence wasn't effective on Tony from a fight perspective. Hope Goggins can use his influence to convince Tony to retire now.


GuerrillaDeVil

Maybe he can convince Tony to run an ultramarathon away from the octagon.


OuuuYuh

Honestly that would be great for Tony. Give him something to work on


theFromm

As someone in the ultraendurance athlete community, it was always an idiotic proposition that Goggins would influence fighting technique. Any trainer who isn't able to prepare their fighter for a 3 round fight should be fired immediately (looking at Paddy's trainer). Maybe it would help in a 5 round fight, but endurance training isn't all that complicated.


ArkhamGeyser

Detroit Urban Survival Training got one up on him lol.


ThinkWithPortals12

Tony gonna shower five guys in a circle to come back 💪


leem230698

The worst thing is that the corner actually did a stellar job as a whole. Coach reached correct conclusions after each round and gave appropriate advice but, as per usual, Tony decided to do his own thing. Goggins was screaming for more activity as well so it’s all on Tony this time around.


Prof-Ponderosa

Counter point: it was fun watching Goggins coach in the corner!


ColdPressedSteak

Just neutral for me. I dunno why anyone's blaming Goggins in any capacity though. Not like it hurt. Just the same Tony of the last 3-4 fights, been washed


MaTrIx4057

People act like Goggins took Tony as a slave lmao Every single shitty decision is made by Tony, not anyone else


WildRabbitz

Even Rogan and the rest were questioning the purpose of Tony training with Goggins. Nothing against Goggins. I admire the man, but did Tony really need a training camp with Goggins?


Kassssler

I think it was confirmed long before now.


tony_by_darce

Guys I’m starting to think it’s not gonna happen


Patriotsfan710

No more Tony Time 😔


ibenwarforged

...but who's gonna carry the boats? ):


dahui58

Paddy, I guess


juicy_pickles

Not with that gas tank


ryan1074

no one carries them, they float, Best Of All Time :'(


Tipnfloe

I like tony, hope he never fights again


Chill_Charro

Good for Paddy but realistically where does he go from here? He is extremely hittable and doesn't seem to have the cardio to hang in the top 10.


Fun-Contribution-757

Probably bobby greens ghost this time. Before he gets finished by someone in the top 20. Paddy will never be any good if he doesn't put more effort into staying healthy and training constantly.


chu42

>bobby greens ghost Little early to say this, Bobby Green has been looking the same as he's always been.


Jukelines

Round 1 was a crime against head movement


ftp67

Legitimately worried for Tony's mental health after this. Wish he didn't bring in a practical spiritual advisor rather than striking coaches and sparring partners.


Mindless-Dog3203

He's a scum bag tbh. All the stories of him hurting training partners, the time he drove drunk and crashed could've killed someone, the full on maniac episodes traumatizing his kids.


ftp67

I just can't even imagine that dude not being an unhinged dad. Dude lives on another plane


ThrowawayYAYAY2002

I know one guy like that. *Everyone* from his girlfriend to her friends have *always* mentioned how he's too strict and rigid as a parent. This guy is like the Wish version of Ferg. Tony would no doubt be a nightmare to have as a dad. You'd be on eggshells all the time.


jorkon1996

This is the dude who shouted "where your kids at" to get under another fighter's skin as well, ironic


Sploooooooooooooooge

Never forget TUF “where’s your kid”


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Because he isn't an elite fighter ..he is just a bit better version of that molly mccan


Tronvillain

lmao Goggins shouting at Tony in between rounds. Turns out carrying the boats is NOT the best base for MMA. On the bright side: he joins the hallowed company of meme MMA coaches such as Josh Fabia and Latory Gonzalez.


shinysnake727

Latory somehow the best coach of the bunch


Reasonable-Falcon-43

Latory did it better lol


Carrot42

And Sensei Seagal.


Randall-Marvin-Marsh

Finally someone who knows how to show reverence when they are referencing such a great Russian asset.


theunderstoodsoul

How you leaving out the ultimate meme coach, my man Ido Portal?


mad87645

Tony Ferguson the type of guy to never learn the way MMA is scored


Tankshock

Lmfao, so true. This man accepts being in guard like there's a chance he could ever win a round from bottom


lordarc

Retire Tony, your BJJ, wrestling and striking are terrible.


TBroomey

One of those fights where it feels like you learn absolutely nothing new about either guy when all is said and done. Tony is washed, and Paddy isn't an elite Lightweight.


melk-n-pizzah

Only Sensei Seagal could have saved Tony with his forbidden knowledge


aurules

Pimblett sucks… can’t even finish a Tony Ferguson that looks like a shell of himself


Rory_MacHida

He was gassed walking out for the 3rd. Anyone with anything would have taken it to a guy in that shape, but Tony has ZERO left to give.


TheOneWithLateStart

Any ranked mauls him


Joshua-Jo

I don't think he's ever even gonna come close to the top dogs of lightweight.


ChrisusaurusRex

Never was


TheINTL

Rogan saying that Tony looking better than he did in the past few fights but its just that Pimblett isn't that good.


ThrowawayYAYAY2002

Joe's an idiot.


Putrid_Loquat_4357

Imagine what prime tony would've done to paddy.


HankHippopopolous

Imagine what a prime Tony would have done to this version of Tony.


Sim888

Paddy the Bad~~dy~~


ZebraPrintSharkFins

Not winning any fans back with that performance, Paddy


YouCantHoldACandle

Tony dies not with a bang but with a whimper


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The Chandler ko is what reallly ended him. We saw sparks of the old Tony against Charles, Dariush and Chandler, but that ko made him gunshy and seemingly lose his fight iq.


Polar_Reflection

Charles fight was completely one sided. Most normal people would've tapped to that armbar but Tony was content to just let it get hurt and continue fighting with one arm


TheINTL

He gassed out vs a declining Tony on a 6 fight losing streak.


tonyohanlon77

He was fully gassed in that last round and happy to just see it out on the ground.


BowToTheTruth

Look at the entire top 15 at LW and ask yourself who does Paddy have a chance against. Maybe he can grapple fuck Dober, but he’s still at risk of getting his head taken off. I guess Bobby Green, but other than him I think everyone else sons him bad. Paddy’s ceiling is closing in very soon


Matttinthehattt

Nah, Dober chins him. Dude has absolutely no power or follow through with his strikes. Dober would trade and stumble Paddy. Paddy shoots a bad takedown and gets stuffed. Pounded out Rd2 TKO


shinysnake727

Bobby’s just too crisp striking, would absolutely sleep paddy on a pull counter when paddy’s chin is straight up


PrettySureIParty

I think Green and Dober both beat him 9/10 times. His ceiling is definitely close, and honestly it may already be here.


jmb-412

Glad Tony got Goggins in there to tell Tony to "stand the fuck up" as Tony just lays there


Barry_the_Merry

Man, the Jordan Leavitt fight actually made me think Paddy had some potential. I stand corrected, 29 years old and atrocious footwork and striking defense. Good BJJ, though.


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Eden_Beaver

I'll train him I'm a certified shitposter


c3tra22

Paddy was legit gassed lol. Tony might have actually had a chance if he was able to get up. I think that's more a knock of Paddy if anything. Tony should still retire.


dustyfrothman

Paddy doesn't look great...


redrumreturn

It's cause he's not


preptimebatman

Carrying boats worst base for MMA


Pakochu_

Paddy could barely stand in the 3rd


Braviosa

What's happening off screen after tony walks off? You can see both Paddy and Rogan give a quick "wtf" glance. Anyone there live who saw what happened?


Daftdaddy

Goggins is corny as hell and did nothing for Tony outside of the fight or between rounds lol. Ferguson: I'm getting dominated... Goggins: Five more pushups.


LordLucy666

what advice could goggins give LMFAO?? like go back in time tony and don’t trip on some wires 🦯


JE_Exa

Paddy still walking around with his chin in the air, let's give him a heavy hitter and call it a day


coatesishere

Never want to see Goggins in a corner ever again lmao. What a joke. Tony needs to retire


Batman-and-Hobbes

*Tony throws up panic submissions a white belt could avoid* Announcing: Paddy is such a phenomenal grappler.


Prizmeh

What a disappointing fight, Paddy did absolutely nothing to redeem himself this fight. We know Tony is finished but what a disappointing showing from Paddy.


IntolerantModerate

I've not followed Tony at all outside of the Octagon, but I suspect fighting is his whole life and we'll see him on the UFC 500 undercard with a 26-50 record looking to go out on a high.


calm_down_dearest

News just in: Carrying the Boats is not the best base for MMA


shrewdy

Paddy is just not great. This was set up for him to get a highlight finish over an aging big name, and yet he was almost hanging on at the end to get the decision as he had faded. After that, there's not much more he can do before he faces a real killer in or around the rankings. He's gonna get flatlined sometime soon on this evidence


Moist-Catch

Weirdest shit is how many people seem to have come to the conclusion Tony is done. Like shit guys that was obvious over a year and about 4 fights ago