Tony will wreck Pimblett

Tony can't wreck anyone on the roster at this point.
 
Pimblett is not on the level of the guys who've been smashing Ferguson. Even this version of Ferguson can beat the guy who should've lost a decision to Jared Gordon. I reckon he gets it done, 3rd round finish.
 
I think after the fight you will say ''Tony was always bad, UFC gave him to Paddy to protect their boy!''
 
I know Tony is washed but paddy is all hype. I think Tony has a legit shot at winning. It would not be shocking if Tony gets destroyed, but he may have enough in the tank to beat or at least make it competitive against paddy. I don't like either guy so i will just watch. I would find it amusing if Tony pulls it off though
 
Paddy comes out the villain or the stooge either way. He'll get chewed out in the press conference by Tony who is loved by the fan base. Just don't see what the angle is from a fan-building point. The damage caused by Helwani and his robbery against Gordon. I think heel Paddy will escalate into next year lmao.

"Mate, I've been spending 5 minutes of me time with special needs kids... Men need to explain their feelings... DO NOT BOO ME"
 
Honestly if Tony wins, it doesn't even mean he's back in form and if Paddy wins it doesn't mean he's ready for a top LW. To me it's just a fun fight that means nothing.
 
pimblett's no big deal, but tony just looks confused at this point. i don't think there are many guys he can still beat.
 
Tony is visibly slow these days.
this is the main thing. even if he's still hanging with top dogs at times, he's at that stage of his career where he looks like he's moving underwater. just way too slow. then again, if he's going to beat anyone it's paddy. maybe catches him with a sub or something.
 
Tony doesn't handle his shots well anymore and that's crucial to the way he fights .

Dude is shot to pieces imo
 
A pre-injury, pre Gaethje beating Tony would have murked Paddy but at this point, I just don't see how he can beat him. Against Bobby green he was slow and flat footed and paddy despite having no defense, he will certainly beat tony.
 
Tony doesn't handle his shots well anymore and that's crucial to the way he fights .

Dude is shot to pieces imo


Tony always mishandles the way he got clipped, but his insane recovery allowed him to not fix that issue, when he faced a patient striker he lost (Johnson) but Gaethje had the fuck you power to actually hurt tony. That was his downfall.
 
Tony always mishandles the way he got clipped, but his insane recovery allowed him to not fix that issue, when he faced a patient striker he lost (Johnson) but Gaethje had the fuck you power to actually hurt tony. That was his downfall.

Yeah that's fair, he was always prone to getting dropped but he doesn't recover as fast now.

Dude has taken a crazy amount of damage over the years.
 
Tony is not a good human being, and I have always rooted against him, but I would find it hilarious if his departing gesture would be to extinguish Dana's little Pimblett project.
 
Paddy is dog shit, there's a reason he's getting a guy on a 5 fight losing steak while being 4-0 (but really 3-1) in the ufc. Everyone Tony has lost to beats Paddy much worse, but we won't get to see it because paddy will never be fighting top 10 guys at lw. Tony turns this into a horror movie then calls out Werdum.
 
Yeah, I can't believe the consensus is that this is a lay up for Pimblett. Paddy was saved by a bad, bad decision against the likes of...Jared Gordon, I believe.

Jared Gordon is a tough and experienced veteran. He had a 7-4 UFC record against Paddy and had won 4 of his last 5. You have to put these things in context.

Sure, Tony's on a 6 fight skid but those are 6 losses to the cream of the crop.

In that era, Khabib was 'cream of the crop.' Michael Chandler literally has a loosing UFC record, and one of those two wins is because they let him fight a completely shot Tony.

The worst competition was Bobby Green, who is way better than Pimblett.

Based on what? Green has a 10-9-2 UFC record, he is a journeyman that is barely .500. He's the type of guy that gets murder KO'd by Drew Dober and can't go one round with Poirier. He's a fun an interesting fighter, but not elite by any measure.

People love to discredit Nate because he lost to Conor, but there's no shame in losing to Diaz. Nate had the WW king on the ropes ffs

This is just plain stupid. Nate got the ever loving shit beaten out of him by Edwards, which was a fight he didn't earn or deserve. Landing one good punch, which your opponent immediately recovers from, after getting mollywhopped for 23 minutes... come on.

Paddy is nowhere near the level of any of the aforementioned.

I don't see anything to suggest Paddy wouldn't have a similar .500 record against the guys Green fought. To say he's "nowhere near" Green is flat out ridiculous after going 4-0 in the UFC with 3 of those being easy stoppage wins.

Chandler is more athletic but can't beat ranked fighters. He's moderately better than Paddy over a spread I would guess.

Tony looks like a frail old man because he is. He visibly cringes away from shots and looks like he's walking in slow motion. He has absolutely no business getting licensed to fight in the UFC. Yes he should be an underdog.
 
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