Tony Ferguson returns to fight Anthony Pettis at UFC 229

[Paladin]

Who wins this one on October 6th?

And you better believe both of these guys are going to make 155 pounds on the button when it comes to weigh-in day.

Here's UFC 229 so far (not the official lineup, but what makes the most sense given what we know):
LW Championship: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor
HW: Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis
LW: Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis
FLW: Sergio Pettis vs Jussier Formiga
LHW: Ovince Saint Preux vs Dominick Reyes

WSW: Michelle Waterson vs Felice Herrig
BW: Sean O'Malley vs Jose Quinonez
WBW: Lina Lansberg vs Yana Kunitskaya
LW: Gray Maynard vs Nik Lentz

WW: Ryan LaFlare vs Tony Martin
LW: Scott Holtzman vs Alan Patrick

He is a stand by Incase either Conor or Khabib can’t make it to the octagon.

 

[tonyDaTiger]

Ferguson beats him in any way possible, horrible matchmaking. Ferguson vs Iaquinta/Healthy Lee/Alvarez are much better fights.

Tony beat Lee already nobody is ever 100% when they fights there will always be injuries from training camp. Alvarez might not stay in the UFC. IA Quinta makes sense

 

[Paynebringer]

Also, let's take a moment to point out Pettis's recent opponents dating back a few years:

Chiesa - W

Poirier - L
Jim Miller - W

Max - L
Charles Oliveira - W
Barboza - L
Eddie - L

RDA - L

Gil Melendez - W

Bendo - W
Cowboy - W

Pettis as always been a fave of mine even through the rough run I didn't pick him for the Chiesa fight but was happy for his win. But I think with Tony he hitz that wall again kudos for taking the fight but I don't see good things the best he can hope for is a tough back & forth and even that I don't see...

 

[Tuf_guy]

Pettis downfall has been completely overblown. He beat Eddie for 1, & the Poirier fight was stopped to check his cut when he finally got the triangle fully locked in.

You’re not excited about a fight because big what u read on paper, their records. Context matters. Ferguson lost Castillo & was 10-8 by Lando, 2 completely different styles.

But yeah spend another half hour writing paragraphs about how awful this fight is. You sound like a spoiled brat.

It's poor match making. I don't care how it sounds to anybody who doesn't see it, because it's true.

Look at the poll... "Let's put a guy who hardly anyone thinks can beat a top 5 fighter against a guy who should be fighting for the belt".
I've already said enough on the topic. We'll see what happens during and after the fight soon enough (if nobody pulls out)

 

[West Linn]

Going with Pettis. I just have a feeling.

 

[Roljo]

USADA killed Pettis career, Tony by relentless pressure