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Never heard of him but will keep him on my radar and see how his progress continues.
TheDarceKnight
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Oh man. Yeah he's dope. 5-0 and debuted as a pro in ONE FC like 14 months ago. All finishes. 2 TKOs and 3 subs.
He's most well known for being a part of the Danaher Death Squad in jiu-jitsu. He called out Palhares for a grappling match when most people were terrified Palhares would snap their legs and Garry didn't submit him but pretty much owned him. Maybe the most fun to watch jiu-jitsu guy of the past 5 years or so.
His trains under John Danaher and Firas Zahabi, who were GSP's coaches. He broke Dillon Danis' (Conor's protege) leg with a heel hook before. Subbed guys like Durinho Burns and Vagner Rocha. He's an elite grappler and he's looking comfortable on the feet.
Palhares match (at 8:27 he jacks Palhares' leg up)
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The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
why ngannou destroying dudes 
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Tonon got mad potential
Let A Fro Be A Fro
Superstar
Hopefully, he signs to OneFC or Bellator only to be brutally KTFO by a no-name fighter.
why ngannou destroying dudes
fukk that bullshyt nickname they gave him
That's the One Man Wreckin' Crew
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
So much. I can't remember the last time I've seen a pure jiu-jitsu guy this comfortable on the feet in such a short amount of time. When most BJJ guys get into MMA I'm like
they better get it to the ground quick. With Tonon I don't have that same feeling. Granted he isn't fighting UFC caliber opposition yet, but ONE has quality fighters, and I like that Tonon isn't rushing it. He's taking a lot of fights (5 in 14 months) and he's trying new skills in each fight, but he's not trying to rush to the UFC.I have decent track record at predicting talent. To name a few, I called Johny Hendricks, Jon Jones, and Chris Weidman to be in title contention at some point in the UFC before either was in the UFC, and within 2 UFC fights I predicted all 3 would be champion at some point. I predicted In 2014 I predicted that Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier would each hold a title and that hasn't come true, but almost. Jon Jones is kind of an easy call in hindsight. I've also had more at least as many bad calls (Hector Lombard, Hatsu Hioki, Gilbert Melendez, etc.), so I'm not saying I can predict the future, but I expect to see Tonon fighting for a the 155 UFC title at least in 2022 or maybe as early as the end of 2021.
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I was never a fan of Chuck, but this brought back so many memories. That was a special time in the sport.
Tito’s Revenge
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The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Yoel money
