Poirier definitely has better defense, that's for sure. A guy like Holloway who is so precise had some trouble landing clean in a 5 round fight
I mean that’s literally what everyone said for Dustin vs max....Easy breakdown to me. If Dustin doesnt put him out early (which he can considering how hard he hits and how often Tony gets clipped), Tony would go HAM on him as soon as he gasses out. The fight would not last much longer.
No chance in hell for Dustin to decision Tony, he must rock him and put him out EARLY. Its a toss up.
True, but I feel like Max didnt have any snap or power in his strikes and he slowed down after all the damage he took. Tony is a much more proven guy at lw. He is a savage and Imo he would have split that head open with an elbow in those rounds when Dustin was exhausted. You cant win a fight against Tony while gassed, It would be ugly. But hey, thats just my opinion and I could be proven wrong again....I thought Max would take it after a wild dog fight and gladly Dustin proved me wrong.I mean that’s literally what everyone said for Dustin vs max....
Look what happened.
Tony still has more wins than Dustin has and that includes former champions like RDA and Pettis. His victory over Pettis was more impressive than Dustin's victory over him. Who has Poirier beat that is so much better than anyone Tony's beat? Alvarez? Gaethje? I could counter that with RDA and Barboza.
Ferguson is still ahead of Poirier in my book, but regardless, he is the official #1 contender at this point.
Idk, pettis clipped tony bad. I don't remember poirier going through adversity in that fight.
I'm with you on that one.Probably. Dustin has the hands to badly hurt him and cardio to keep up with his pace, plus good grappling. I see him stunning tony, tony going for his panic imanari roll and dustin landing some vicious gnp once in his guard.
I don't like tony's style so i'm biased.
Dustin made him quit with a body triangle too. They are both great wins tbh, wouldn't call either better than the otherHe hit him good once, it did nothing. Tony made Pettis quit on his stool.
I agree. He actually lost that fight hands down.Yeah I can agree with that.
People hold previous losses against him too much. Hes been impressing me every fight more and more. Hes really found himself. Tony is also impressive but he kinda strikes me as lucky to be where hes at with how much damage he takes.
Also, none of Dustin's losses are even close to losing to Danny fuckin Castillo, and i dont care what you say he lost that shit.
I know we all talk about tonys fantastic, very violent and highly entertaining winstreak at LW as something of a crowning achievement in such a talent stacked division. Truly a remarkable feat. I do not want to detract from tony Ferguson, he's on one of the most ENTERTAINING winning streaks of all time, but i do have to euthanize that word. "entertaining".
While entertainment value is something of a subjective matter, I have no qualms with anyone who says Tony's fights are better. I'm not going to debate peoples opinion, but if both dustin and max were healthy and could fight khabib at the next UFC PPV, There is no doubt in mind That it would have to be Dustin.
Dustins most recent wins, are just simply higher quality wins than the ones tony has had. Ever. Alverez, Gaethje and Holloway are all better wins than ANY win Tony has in his streak. Those are 3 top 5 ranked fighters and one of them is a top p4p fighter and Current UFC champion. also to top it off, I feel as if he faced much less adversity in obtaining these wins than tony did in some of his, getting rocked and dropped in most all of his fights (lando, Kevin lee, Pettis)
I understand that everyone WANTS to see khabib vs tony because of all the build up, but IMO, Tony's claim at number was surpassed last night. In my mind, he is now comfortably behind dustin.
Dustin made him quit with a body triangle too. They are both great wins tbh, wouldn't call either better than the other
I agree. He actually lost that fight hands down.
Truly a remarkable feat. I do not want to detract from tony Ferguson, he's on one of the most ENTERTAINING winning streaks of all time, but i do have to euthanize that word. "entertaining"..
auto correct my bad...What? You mean emphasize?
Cough Eddie Alvarez cough coughRDA is a better win than any on Dustin's record imo.