Tony Ferguson has ONE top-5 win in the UFC

[BJJ4Tone]

He had a couple of nice top-10 wins against Thomson and Edson, but, Tony's win over Rafael Dos Anjos was his lone top-5 win in the UFC.
Yes, he was very good and his win streak was VERY impressive, but is it not possible that he was hugely overestimated and overrated?
There are people that still SWEAR that he would have beaten Khabib.

I realize he's a bit older, but once he started fighting the REAL cream of the crop in Gaethje, Charles, Beneil, etc., look what happened.

 

[OldBoy91]

I love Tony as much as anybody else but his win streak was way overblown at the time anyway.

He was struggling badly with borderline washed fighters like Cerrone and Pettis. Both kicked his ass until they gassed and he took over. Pettis gassed AND broke his hand which was unfortunate.

A complete unknown in Lando almost finished him multiple times and Vanatta has gone on to show he's just about UFC caliber at best. He's never going to make waves at either weightclass he fights in.

Even Danny Castillo, who was good but not great or ever a contender, he was arguably robbed vs Tony.

 

[Viking Power]

He was never any good.

That's how we do it, right?

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Dang. Went from future GOAT to Never that good since Covid...

 

[Sweater of AV]

Shades and blades all day, every day and twice on Tiramisu Tuesday.

CSO motherfuckers.

 

[PhilMcCavity]

Tony was unstoppable for years you idiot

 

[Wreckless]

He was 36 when he fought Gaethje. 36 is passed any lightweight fighter's prime.

And he's fought nothing but killers since.

 

[Adamant__]

He should have retired after the Gaethje fight. 36 years of age, two weight cuts back to back and taking that kind of damage? Yikes. Took unnecessary brain damage and ruined his legacy. Hope he retires this weekend.

 

[markg171]

Tony was unstoppable for years you idiot

He was stoppable the whole time.

That’s what made his run exciting.

 

[HuskySamoan]

He was never any good.

That's how we do it, right?

Also, he was never my friend.

 

[Lost_Cause]

A Tony hate thread? Cool.


Let’s go ahead and take a revisionist history look at all the guys the JBG’s have sent us as a blessing. Cool.

 

[Blayt7hh]

Yep never that good. Never fought anyone good. Still in his prime he just sucks.

The Just Bleed gods sent us a gift in Tony. Fuck off TS

 

[Kenny Powerth]

Come on now….this seems to be like a thinly veiled hate thread and I hate to sound cliche

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Dude was a beast in his prime. Some of the most violent matches during his long win streak. Nearly got taken out himself in a couple of them even back then, but his wild flips and counter wrestling were a sight to behold. Comical at times.

But he had a penchant to slash mofoz wide open in those days. Shit was almost always a bloodbath when Cucuy was involved.

 

[Viking Power]

Also, he was never my friend.

Lol

 

[TheAmericanGazelle]

Tony is a good example of how *degree* of dominance in wins can provide clues about how good a fighter truly is overall.

There's a difference between fighting on the edge of winning and losing and pulling out a win compared to pure, clinical domination, even if both end in a win.

 

[RemyR]

It's threads like these that make me question the overall intelligence of the fans

 

[Wreckless]

I love Tony as much as anybody else but his win streak was way overblown at the time anyway.

He was struggling badly with borderline washed fighters like Cerrone and Pettis. Both kicked his ass until they gassed and he took over. Pettis gassed AND broke his hand which was unfortunate.

A complete unknown in Lando almost finished him multiple times and Vanatta has gone on to show he's just about UFC caliber at best. He's never going to make waves at either weightclass he fights in.

Even Danny Castillo, who was good but not great or ever a contender, he was arguably robbed vs Tony.

Tony loves to take risks and try outlandish shit. That's the reason why he ends up in so many dangerous situations. What matters is the end result. And the end result was that he won all of those fights. Had he been more conservative I reckon he would have secured those wins more convincingly.

 

[OldBoy91]

Tony loves to take risks and try outlandish shit. That's the reason why he ends up in so many dangerous situations. What matters is the end result. And the end result was that he won all of those fights. Had he been more conservative I reckon he would have secured those wins more convincingly.

I agree, like I said I'm a fan of Tony and a large part of that is down to the way he fights.

 

[PhilMcCavity]

He was stoppable the whole time.

That’s what made his run exciting.

Whatever you say bottlenose