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I fukking wish

watching Yoel KO that fukking moron would feel as good as Yoel winning the UFC strap
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@aceboon @the old mongoose am I crazy for being a little nervous for Tony Ferguson?
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I'll preface by saying I been a die hard fan of both guys since their UFC debuts. Obviously I'm a slightly more titled to Tony (I mean peep my username) and I like his weirdness, but Charles is on a crazy slept on run. I really love Tony for agreeing to fight Charles. A lot of top level 155ers wouldn't agree to. He's dangerous as hell and doesn't have a lot of star power. I feel like if Tony wins people will go ":manny: he was supposed to" but if he loses people will be go ":patrice: maybe Tony fell off".

I think if Tony didn't sustain long-term damage from Justin's striking that he'll probably win a decision or walk Charles down with strikes and finish, but I dunno. I have a weird feeling that Charles is gonna try to grapple, then Tony will be too willing to roll around with him, and that Tony will get subbed. Just got a bad feeling. They both have very similar jiu-jitsu styles too, and Tony has a lot of sub wins but he's also had to let go of a lot of chokes too. I just think Charles is slightly better at sealing the deal once he latches onto a neck or a limb, and Tony is kind of reckless in all areas.
 

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I think he’s in for a rude awakening. Sure HW comp is thin but I’m curious to see how he deals with a solid punch from a 265 pound fighter.

Or the natural strength when grappling. He is strong as hell but yeah
I disagree. From reading the pieces about his move he's going up in weight the right way. He's not just not cutting weight and tryna do the same things. He's genuinely transitioning. He's going to look like a different person at heavyweight, like Overeem.
 

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@aceboon @the old mongoose am I crazy for being a little nervous for Tony Ferguson?
:lupe:

I'll preface by saying I been a die hard fan of both guys since their UFC debuts. Obviously I'm a slightly more titled to Tony (I mean peep my username) and I like his weirdness, but Charles is on a crazy slept on run. I really love Tony for agreeing to fight Charles. A lot of top level 155ers wouldn't agree to. He's dangerous as hell and doesn't have a lot of star power. I feel like if Tony wins people will go ":manny: he was supposed to" but if he loses people will be go ":patrice: maybe Tony fell off".

I think if Tony didn't sustain long-term damage from Justin's striking that he'll probably win a decision or walk Charles down with strikes and finish, but I dunno. I have a weird feeling that Charles is gonna try to grapple, then Tony will be too willing to roll around with him, and that Tony will get subbed. Just got a bad feeling. They both have very similar jiu-jitsu styles too, and Tony has a lot of sub wins but he's also had to let go of a lot of chokes too. I just think Charles is slightly better at sealing the deal once he latches onto a neck or a limb.
I feel you. Charles just seems better on the ground and got the cred to show for it. That beating Tony took is career altering shyt. He got hit with everything. In fact the only thing he didn't get hit with was his own healthbar. I'm curious to see how he looks he can def come back like errol spence but I aint fully certain. Its gotta be frustrating as hell to go on that long streak and not get a title fight because of weird shyt
 
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