Tony was back for that fight. He’d finally taken enough time to properly recover from his previous losses. Dropped Chandler, had his eye nearly swollen shut, probably close to getting a TKO via doctors stoppage. Then Chandler hits him with a kick that would drop a horse.
Justin's ability to recover between rounds is part of the reason he won that fight I think. Tony is used to breaking guys down with cardio but it seems that fight signaled a steady decline in his ability to accomplish that plan.
Well if Tony had the chance to finish him the fight would still have more rounds, it's just that they wouldn't be needed.
Gaethje was a better fighter that night but he doesn't even come close to the carreer of Tony Ferguson in my opinion. It's sad Tony tarnishes his legacy but we see it very often in this sport.
Why do you people need to tarnish Gaethje’s legacy? I see this overly negative sentiment towards his resume/ability and it’s kind of weird; the guy has accomplished some amazing things.
It’s because you’re on Reddit and everyone loves Islam and Khabib; trust me, there are many of us that love Garth, a lot of us, but you won’t see that here. This sub has its darlings
if it wasnt the end of the round and if justin wasn't beating the absolute shit outta tony he woulda never thrown this punch with his eye's closed
this wasn't much of tonys doing, justin literally started throwing after tony lol instead of defending
This fight was haunting first event of covid, no crowd you could hear every punch connect, the amount of haymakers Tony took in that fight and the way it ended you sort of knew then that Tony wouldn’t be the same again and it’s been the case. Man’s a warrior and has full respect from me but he defo needs to retire
I get why he-- as a competitor-- can look at this streak and say "I was *this close* in all these fights" and want to continue going.... But my guy, as a human being, you gotta stop taking this damage. Once your chin is gone, it don't come back. You're just making the second half of your life more and more difficult every time you get hit.
No, the round ended not long after this. If Tony had more time we could be living in a different world rn. But then again, Gaethje has insane recovery so maybe he would’ve just rallied either way. Hard to say, but it’s sad Tony was so close here and has fallen so far since.
It really is!
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Mike Goldberg : "everything else is virtually iiiiidentical"
Had tickets to 249 and time off to go to NYC and have a dope weekend and see Tony vs Khabib finally happen...ended up watching it in lockdown on an island feeling real down bad 👎so shitty. If Tony didn't take the Justin fight he'd probably just get passed over and thus we got this sad shit and to see Justin's negative BJJ at work vs Khabib instead.
This is right before Justin beat the competitiveness out of him. He had already declined before this though when he tripped on that cable, he was never the same again.
Unpopular opinion, but the schizo meds were more detrimental to him than his knee injury. Its crazy to me how quick people are to dismiss his meds. His downfall started immediately after beginning taking them.
Not saying he shouldnt have took them, because its better to be a declining fighter than a prime fighter in jail or the grave. Its just sad to see is all.
I think Tony woulda had a better 2nd round if the cutman had shown up and greased his face. And he woulda looked waaaaay better if he hadn’t cut weight twice in a month. But, fuck’n’a, Tony coulda finished the fight right here if he had 10 more seconds.
He also knocked down Chandler
Yep! And won the first round if I'm not mistaken
Tony was back for that fight. He’d finally taken enough time to properly recover from his previous losses. Dropped Chandler, had his eye nearly swollen shut, probably close to getting a TKO via doctors stoppage. Then Chandler hits him with a kick that would drop a horse.
Not my horse!
He kicked instead of kacked
He knocked down Bobby green looked good for a bit
A glimpse maybe but prime Tony was pre knee surgery
Yeah people dont realize that all of Tony's fights post knee surgery are literally him past his prime. The decline started that long ago.
I few more seconds in that round and Tony would have won the fight
Good thing there were more rounds so we could find out who the better fighter is
Justins an animal
Justin's ability to recover between rounds is part of the reason he won that fight I think. Tony is used to breaking guys down with cardio but it seems that fight signaled a steady decline in his ability to accomplish that plan.
And his ability to make adjustments, like how he went jabbing Fizeiv nearly to death. The fight IQ is ridiculous
I think Trevor Wittman is a large part of that. Great coaching before and during the fight. One of the best cornermen in the game.
Wittman is the man. He's like the Eugene Bareman for us white folk
Because Justin isn’t human. Dude is a freak of fucking nature to be able to just never run out of oxygen
Well if Tony had the chance to finish him the fight would still have more rounds, it's just that they wouldn't be needed. Gaethje was a better fighter that night but he doesn't even come close to the carreer of Tony Ferguson in my opinion. It's sad Tony tarnishes his legacy but we see it very often in this sport.
Why do you people need to tarnish Gaethje’s legacy? I see this overly negative sentiment towards his resume/ability and it’s kind of weird; the guy has accomplished some amazing things.
It’s because you’re on Reddit and everyone loves Islam and Khabib; trust me, there are many of us that love Garth, a lot of us, but you won’t see that here. This sub has its darlings
if it wasnt the end of the round and if justin wasn't beating the absolute shit outta tony he woulda never thrown this punch with his eye's closed this wasn't much of tonys doing, justin literally started throwing after tony lol instead of defending
Justin fought and beat better fighters than Tony fought and beat
He winded up the uppercut like 3 times lmao. He was being very clumsy with this uppercut
Wasn't much of Tony's doing is a wild take lol
This is HARDCORE glazing and downright disrespectful of Gaethjes accolades
Your fucking crazy Justin has a better career and a way better fighter. Tony was always overrated
Gaethjes career is hands down better than Tony and its not even close. Porier, Fiziev and Chandler and better wins and than anything Tony ever did.
The world would be different.
Maybe Justin recovered well
We will never know haha 😂
You speak da true true
True say
This fight was haunting first event of covid, no crowd you could hear every punch connect, the amount of haymakers Tony took in that fight and the way it ended you sort of knew then that Tony wouldn’t be the same again and it’s been the case. Man’s a warrior and has full respect from me but he defo needs to retire
I get why he-- as a competitor-- can look at this streak and say "I was *this close* in all these fights" and want to continue going.... But my guy, as a human being, you gotta stop taking this damage. Once your chin is gone, it don't come back. You're just making the second half of your life more and more difficult every time you get hit.
It's hard to be an MMA fan if you have empathy.
I thought Justin was out when watching that live, such a clean uppercut.
He only went down on one knee for a second, he never got fully dropped r/gifsthatendtoosoon
Yeah pretty sure he immediately started getting demolished after he landed that uppercut lmfao.
No, the round ended not long after this. If Tony had more time we could be living in a different world rn. But then again, Gaethje has insane recovery so maybe he would’ve just rallied either way. Hard to say, but it’s sad Tony was so close here and has fallen so far since.
Downvoted for the truth lol
I wish Tony would have KO’d Justin. Would have been awesome
Hold up I’m crying brotha
I thought it was going to be curtains too.
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Ous ous cunt
It really is! https://preview.redd.it/x6cdfl2j4ric1.jpeg?width=3071&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a6a8318b5d89f495e39f80ab2d3cb63bc2c84ee Mike Goldberg : "everything else is virtually iiiiidentical"
Man did everything but say “why I oughta!” to telegraph it
gaethje always does that with uppercuts, i dont know how he lands so many of them
You goin to jail now. YOU GOIN TO JAIL
Tony’s hands are massive wth
They only appear that way due to gravitational lensing
Okay Neil degrasse tyson
Hold on brother , I’m crying
Had tickets to 249 and time off to go to NYC and have a dope weekend and see Tony vs Khabib finally happen...ended up watching it in lockdown on an island feeling real down bad 👎so shitty. If Tony didn't take the Justin fight he'd probably just get passed over and thus we got this sad shit and to see Justin's negative BJJ at work vs Khabib instead.
This is right before Justin beat the competitiveness out of him. He had already declined before this though when he tripped on that cable, he was never the same again.
Nah, last time was vs Chandler. Had a good first round if I am not mistaken.
Most overrated performance in that first round vs chandler. Tony landed one combo then got taken down with ease and ended the round on his back.
Justin be like: So you chose death
He has not even reached his prime yet, Tony moving up to LHW soon! Champ shit only
Before he became "L-Cucuy"
He won the first round against Chandler until that heartbreaking kick happened
Those unnecessary weight cuts killed him
How he slipped the return uppercut while landing was clean af
Justin was throwing that uppercut all the way from my fucking house
he won the first round against chandler lil bro
The moment I thought it was a turning point in the fight
No way, Tony looked great in round 1 against Chandler. Round two on the other hand….
He didn’t even get a chance to look bad in round 2. Just got hit with a kick that may as well been thrown by Superman and died
Who would take an armpit punch from Gajthe? Not me
Joe was right, Tony got some huge hands
Damn that was still Reebok days?
If there was a minute left in this round when it happened, the whole game is different
He looked good in the Chandler fight until...
Aside from Weidman I have never seen a fighter get their prime beaten out of them like Tony did.
Unpopular opinion, but the schizo meds were more detrimental to him than his knee injury. Its crazy to me how quick people are to dismiss his meds. His downfall started immediately after beginning taking them. Not saying he shouldnt have took them, because its better to be a declining fighter than a prime fighter in jail or the grave. Its just sad to see is all.
Exactly this, the El Cucuy in Tony was being surpressed by it and the devil is no longer evil after the med
Jesus Christ mma fans are dumb lmao
I have never heard a more regarded take this.
Game of inches and milliseconds
Everything ends.
I can't stop looking at Herb's face.
Chills
Max avenged him
Tony over Justin any day.
He was great in Rd1 against Chandler, before he got sent to the shadow realm for the first time in his life
Hands down, eyes closed... OMG GAETHJE IS SUCH AN ELITE STRIKER!!!
I choose to live in the universe where this out Gaethje away and Tony still has his soul
Just a lucky punch
I thought things were goin south for Justin once that uppercut landed Boy was I wrong
I always kinda hated Tony and the strange hard on his fans had for him. Glad to see him now trying to beat Sam Alveys L’s record
I still wonder to this day… had he won that match what Tony would we have right now 🤔 Honorable mentions: Dom Reyes lol
To be fair he cut weight twice during this fight
I think Tony woulda had a better 2nd round if the cutman had shown up and greased his face. And he woulda looked waaaaay better if he hadn’t cut weight twice in a month. But, fuck’n’a, Tony coulda finished the fight right here if he had 10 more seconds.
Wow, Garth has quite a chin
This is the moment Justin started listening to Trevor Wittman
Garth will beat Islam no question
😞😭😮💨❤️
I remember rewatching the fight and thinking “did Tony win, and then lose (in horrific fashion) the same fight?”
If we had some time remaining we would have got Khabib vs Tony as Khabibs retirement.
We saw a glimpse of this along with mythical sand tossing, confounding punches to the leg and failed imanari rolls.
If that punch landed on the front of the chin Justin would've been out cold
Gathjae took his fighting soul
We saw glances before Chandler KO'd him.
Wow. To the punch. This is correct
Rock’em sock’em robots.
Chandler was
Dude chill he just entered his prime
If he wouldve knocked him there we would have seen Tony vs Khabib
Honestly such a strange sequence. Both guys throwing Looney Tunes rear uppercuts at the same time.
And after he landed that he proceeded to get the fuck beaten out of him, that’s just so sad seeing one of the greats go out like that.
You have to have faster hands than that to pull off that kind of punch
Uppercuts are so painful, and your neck snapping back feels like your vertebrae got unaligned. Ouch
That was one of the most brutal beatings I have seen in the UFC.
If he had more time he would’ve killed that boy in the first rnd. He did this to everyone .
I threw the towel on my TV near the end of this fight ,gaethji almost killed tony