What's next for Lando "wobble t-ferg" Vannata?

[Kaffebaggel]

No, he said 155 is his home after he nearly died cutting to 145 and he STILL missed weight.

OK damn, that had probably been a fun fight. So maybe Rustam?

 

[SKITZADACTYL]

give him some top 20 - 15 guys, just cause he did good against a top 3 doesn't mean he has to get top 10's right away.

build him up a lil bit.

 

[McgreGOATsLeft]

Brooks should get a top 10 guy next.

Who would you match Brooks against next?

 

[Roads55]

can't think of a fight more likely to get fotn of the top of my head, potential carnage with blood canvassing the octagon, both have super high lvl stand up. duffy vs tferg would be pretty fucking cool too at some point come to think of it...

That would be a fun fight for sure.

 

[ArtemV]

Isn't he going down to 145?

 

[McgreGOATsLeft]

OK damn, that had probably been a fun fight. So maybe Rustam?

That would've been a super fun fight, Choi is a monster. That definitely wouldn't be a bad fight.

 

[McgreGOATsLeft]

Isn't he going down to 145?

In a post fight interview he said 55 is his home after he nearly died cutting to 45 one time and STILL missed weight.

 

[McgreGOATsLeft]

give him some top 20 - 15 guys, just cause he did good against a top 3 doesn't mean he has to get top 10's right away.

build him up a lil bit.

I agree, will be interesting to see who the UFC matches him up with.

 

[MajJamil]

Brooks should get a top 10 guy next.

Probably but Landon will be top 10 eventually and it gives Brooks a chance to get built up and gives Landon a chance to get a big win....and it would set up a rematch later down the line

 

[Stavon]

Maybe Paul felder or maybe Nick Lents

 

[Irishwhiskey119]

You should be banned for that god awful thread title.

 

[Jin Akutsu]

Let him beat up Lentz.

 

[Drake]

Who would you match Brooks against next?

I think Dariush would be a sweet match up.

 

[McgreGOATsLeft]

You should be banned for that god awful thread title.

No one else seemed to complain except you, there always has to be that one guy.

 

[McgreGOATsLeft]

I think Dariush would be a sweet match up.

That would be a good one actually, I like it.

 

[Zach Jerome]

So after an impressive short notice UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 91 for Vannata where he not only wobbled Tony Ferguson 3 times but nearly finished him at one point in the first round, what do you guys think is next for him in the 155 pound division?

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Almost finishing someone don't mean shit if you lose. Never seen so much hype for a guy that got finished

 

[tdavis925]

Kind of annoying how this "he should be a featherweight" shit keeps getting perpetuated. He's average size for a lightweight, average height at 5'9" and cuts from 170. He looked small next to Ferguson like every lightweight looks small next to Ferguson, Ferguson is fucking enormous for lightweight. We've seen him once at lightweight in the UFC when he massively exceeded all expectations against the #3 in the division, and people are already calling for him to drop down a weight class. Maybe, just maybe, the man himself and his coaches at Jackson-Wink are better qualified to determine his proper weight class than random Sherdoggers.

 

[tdavis925]

Almost finishing someone don't mean shit if you lose. Never seen so much hype for a guy that got finished

Let me ask you a question. What's more impressive, Sage Northcutt scraping by a non-UFC caliber opponent in Enrique Marin with a decision, or Vannata coming in on short notice to nearly finish the #3 ranked lightweight in the UFC?

Wins and losses don't tell the whole story, that's why we actually watch the fights instead of just looking at records. You sound like the people that go "BJ Penn sucked, totally overrated, just look at his record."

 

[McgreGOATsLeft]

Almost finishing someone don't mean shit if you lose. Never seen so much hype for a guy that got finished

I'm not trying to discredit t-ferg because like a warrior he pulled through and won but he got beat tf up in that first round by someone who came in on short notice for his UFC debut, that's impressive.

 

[Soul On Ice]

what do you guys think is next for him