Tony Ferguson's Left Arm

[Ackmed]

Not taking anything away from Charles but we all know Tony starts slow.

I think the fight was over when he broke his arm at end of the first...

But say if it wasn't for that mistake which caused him to fight rounds 2 and 3 with a broken arm, would he have won?

I think there's a good chance he would have.

Didn't he also lose to Michael Johnson due to a broken arm? But no one disagrees Tony would have beaten MJ in a rematch.

 

[Cooliox]

He was caught deep in a submission. The alternative to being injured, was tapping and losing.

There would be no rounds 2 and 3 regardless.

Dumb Thread

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Tony didn't come out and keep moving forward. He let Oliveira dictate the range and pace of the stand up. That's where Tony messed up.

 

[Grow Hogan]

Tony should work on his striking defence more. He absorbs way too many shots. I'd like too see him develop a vet strategy like Glover and just find the easiest path to victory. Because this man is walking into too many wars!

Gaetje improved his striking defence and it has done him wonders.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Tony should work on his striking defence more. He absorbs way too many shots. I'd like too see him develop a vet strategy like Glover and just find the easiest path to victory. Because this man is walking into too many wars!

Gaetje improved his striking defence and it has done him wonders.

Gaethje didn't improve his striking defense. He just faced lesser fighters in the more recent past.

 

[Grow Hogan]

He has been alot more cautious

Gaethje didn't improve his striking defense. He just faced lesser fighters in the more recent past.

Not by much but he has been fighting with more caution, carefully picking his shot selection... utilizing more kicks etc. As oppose to going balls to the wall soon as the bell rings.

 

[koquerelle]

"Not taking anything away from Charles"
=I'm not racist but black people...

Dumb thread made by a dumb sherbro

 

[Ackmed]

If Tony went into round 2 with both arms the fight would have ended up different

 

[HighOnLife]

Tony’s TDD looked like shit this fight. He’s not the same fighter obviously

 

[joeson]

Tony got worked. Deal with it. Stop making excuses. And no, Olivera is not going to fight Islam.

 

[Druken_Vovchanchyn]

so let me get this right...If he didnt get his arm snapped in the fight he would have won.

 

[GangGangGang]

Tony looked like absolute shit even before that sub attempt. His striking was abysmal. That was almost a Weidman esque decline.

 

[Sweater of AV]

If Tony went into round 2 with both arms the fight would have ended up different

War Tony. Full credit to Chuck for his performance.

 

[Buffmeister]

But say if it wasn't for that mistake which caused him to fight rounds 2 and 3 with a broken arm, would he have won?

What was Tonys mistake?

Getting outgrappled and his arm broken?

 

[WalterSobchak]

Tony is a fucking can.

 

[Yep]

This fight has brought out some very weird threads.

 

[dedoom]

What a well thought out thread, I also think if Tony had 3 arms he would've won, I mean if if if if

 

[Law Dog]

Tony is a fucking can.

Tomato paste

 

[Ackmed]

If round one ended a few seconds earlier Tony had a good chance of winning.

He always starts round 1 slow and or course he couldn't defend takedowns in rounds 2 or 3 he only had one functioning arm!

 

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He has been alot more cautious

Not by much but he has been fighting with more caution, carefully picking his shot selection... utilizing more kicks etc. As oppose to going balls to the wall soon as the bell rings.

If he went balls to the wall he would've done better against Khabib imo. He's at least have Khabib going backwards.