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No one jumped off Ferg's war wagon. It just stopped moving.
So effectively what you're saying is, his decision to start wearing sunglasses indoors was his undoing.I think that Tony really fell off after he broke his leg.
if you watched his fights closely, you may have observed that he no longer was able to tip kick or kick as hard after the leg break, he was no where near as effective with his scrambles, take Downs, lateral movement, and his ground game was really compromised because he was not able to effectively use his leg.
After the leg break, tony made a critical mistake of coming back too early and causing permanent damage to his knee. Tony is too tough for his own good and should have taken a year or more to properly rehab the knee, instead of going against medical advice and putting too much strain on his still heeling leg.
He kept winning for a while but was relying on pure toughness and hype. I believe over time, he lost his edge because he was no longer training as hard or as efficiently due to the compromised knee.
I believe The broken knee started the downfall.
He was on a big win streak. He was touted as the guy to beat Khabib. His mythical submissions off his back, his wild striking and imanari rolls.
So many people jumped off his war wagon. But the thing was there were sooo many of you hardcore mma fans that legit believed he could’ve beat khabib. Even khabib respected his skills. So what happened between the potential khabib fight to where we are now. Injuries? Age? Mental? Bad luck? Could this have happened to anyone?
Torn knee ligament, returning before fully healed, terrible deadlift form, mental breakdown, unusual fighters eventually get figured out, two weight cuts and a change of opponents for the gaethe fight, old age.He was on a big win streak. He was touted as the guy to beat Khabib. His mythical submissions off his back, his wild striking and imanari rolls.
So many people jumped off his war wagon. But the thing was there were sooo many of you hardcore mma fans that legit believed he could’ve beat khabib. Even khabib respected his skills. So what happened between the potential khabib fight to where we are now. Injuries? Age? Mental? Bad luck? Could this have happened to anyone?
Gaethje fight that started his fall from grace
Antipsychotics. Most common side effects include movement disorders, stiffness, slowness, and decrease in coordination and depth perception.
I agree. But he was good before that, as he defeated RDA after he lost the bell. I don't know where the decline started, but the Lee and Cerrone fights did not age well. Even in the Gaethje fight he was able to knock him down in the 2 round. These last fights he just looks old and slowCommon misconception.
Tony was getting smacked around during the Cerrone, Pettis, and Lee fights before the Gaethje fight. He just happened to win all 3 and winning heals all wounds.
He was on the slide already, but it's not his fault, Father Time is undefeated.