News Ali to Tony Ferguson on Twitter: "Makhachev will be ready for you"

[Last Falconry]

Ali is garbage and this is thirsty as hell

 

[Ackmed]

Once, defeating BJ Penn could have made you the GOAT contender.
With each loss your stock is getting smaller. Tony is on a 3 fight losing streak.
It has nothing to do with his skills, just simple ranking math.

Totally agree, Tony should not be in the top 10, but if fighters call him out it's the UFCs fault because they overrank him and reward careers of those who beat him. Whoever beats Tony next will get at least a #6 ranking.

Chances are Ali posted the reply to take a shot at Tony as part of their ongoing sporadic trashtalk exchange

Regardless Islam calls out everyone in the top 10 and even tougher lower ranked matchups (a week ago Ali or Islam asked for Gillespie). It's not like he only asks for Tony.

 

[Ackmed]

Tony needs to fight a striker next.

Tony gets pieced up fighting a striker - he was losing the standing exchanges with Oliveira and Dariush.

Tony's next fight needs to be against someone without the ability to shoot takedowns and without the ability to strike well either.

 

[Noraaq]

Tony needs to prove that he’s still worthy of that damn rank. Same goes for Hooker and Felder. This shit is ridiculous!

Islam, Arman, Gregor and Fiziev destroy all 3 of those “ranked” guys btw

 

[Romo Gracie]

Are they trying to kill Tony?

 

[HockeyBjj]

Please don’t feed Tony to Islam. Don’t do that to us

 

[Ackmed]

Tony's next fight needs to be against a non-grappler and a non-striker lol

 

[imbossing]

Na your just a classic diaz hater shill. Diaz would embarrass tony style wise. Compare there recent fights and see tony has been exposed badly and broke mentally

No Diaz is overrated .
Has done noting but beat Conor. Dude was losing to Manny before his shoulder went out

 

[imbossing]

Tony's next fight needs to be against a non-grappler and a non-striker lol

Mach will never be on prime tonys level. He will always be khabibs shadow

 

[imbossing]

Dober is a bum because of those losses in 2012 and 2009? <Lmaoo> You might as well call Kamaru Usman a bum because he lost to Jose Caceres in 2013.

Lol at comparing dober to usman

 

[OldFashion]

Tony gets pieced up fighting a striker - he was losing the standing exchanges with Oliveira and Dariush.

Tony's next fight needs to be against someone without the ability to shoot takedowns and without the ability to strike well either.

Islam's next fight needs to be against anyone not a bum

 

[Ackmed]

Islam's next fight needs to be against anyone not a bum

Tell that to the non-bums who duck him (unless you consider Felder, Hooker and RDA as bums)

 

[OldFashion]

Tell that to the non-bums who duck him (unless you consider Felder, Hooker and RDA as bums)

 

[Ackmed]

Mach will never be on prime tonys level. He will always be khabibs shadow

Hey I like Tony and was feeling down when he lost to Dariush.

The dilemma of who he fights next is the UFC's fault for ranking him #6 instead of #13-15 like he should be at this past-prime stage of his career.

With a #6 next to his name he'll attract younger hungrier talent who will likely dominate him for a 4th fight in a row instead of an unranked opponent who he can actually beat and regain confidence.

 

[Domitian]

Are they trying to kill Tony?

The thing is sometimes we as fans want fighter to retire or take easier fights. To the fighter though those tough match-ups are opportunities to get back in Title contention.

 

[DatSamboKid]

The real fi

Tony should play it smart and go for Felder or RDA. Maybe even Hooker

I think Ferguson should fight even lower in the ranks. Gregor Gillespe comes to mind.

 

[Ideanudge]

Tony needs to fight some strikers while he develops TDD and some sort of answer for wrestling.

 

[Ackmed]

The real fi

I think Ferguson should fight even lower in the ranks. Gregor Gillespe comes to mind.

Gillespie ragdolls him. He can retire but if he wants to keep fighting he needs a non-ranked opponent next and there's no shame in that, given what he's already accomplished

 

[Domitian]

Gillespie ragdolls him. He can retire but if he wants to keep fighting he needs a non-ranked opponent next and there's no shame in that, given what he's already accomplished

Why would UFC give Tony an unranked opponent and also why would Tony even accept that? An unranked opponent isn't doing shit for Tony's title aspirations or for the UFC because Tony makes decent money.

 

[Ackmed]

Why would UFC give Tony an unranked opponent and also why would Tony even accept that? An unranked opponent isn't doing shit for Tony's title aspirations or for the UFC because Tony makes decent money.

Sure, if Tony and the UFC want to see him get dominated again