No hes not dude always has a a way of throwing shitty backhanded compliments at all his opponents maybe he thinks one day he'll grow a personality from it @glennorleans8280
@Sarthik Gera I never said otherwise my man! Definitely a beast. Just saying how clean that uppercut was looking. Both guys are tough as nails. I'm looking forward to that Dustin vs Justin BMF fight. So I know you must be looking forward to it too, huh?!
@@SunTzuMedia yepppp bro yeppp looking forward to it as much as anyone cuz bro im waiting for it im waiting the moment justin gives him the revenge punch the punch that will knockout the lights out of ma boi dustin…..ahhh that moment will be legendary and bro i feel sad for tony he lost all matches after this match…this match left a scar on the rest of his life hope he wins his next tho
@@SunTzuMedia ye bro i hope for his recovery you know what the thing is its actually just fear raw fear that justin gaethje put in tony with every punch even now i can hear his punches resounding from his face if thats not fear he engraved in tony’s mind idk what else scars tony
well said. Tony was a meatbag after this fight ; his threat about " bringing-out the blades for this fight ..." description proved more self-prophetic than predictive
@@switchitup5446 lmao he would have probably become the champ had he fought al laquinta or had conor been stripped of the title (as he should have been ) then he would have fought Kevin for the real belt not the interim one
Ferguson was a creative, well conditioned, and unconventional warrior. After this whooping from Gaejhe, Ferguson should have retired, because he hasn't been able to recover physically or psychologically. When he recently fought Diaz, it was clear he had slowed down, and he wasn't really 100% in the match.
Tony is gone, we need to say goodbye and look after some new prospects like chimaev for example - considering anybody wants to fight that savage guy...
I think it was that first weight cut that Tony did for no reason. Weight cuts are draining man huge mistake by Tony. He looked decent in the first round but gassed bad
@@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry that’s why I commented hope he recovers. He probably won’t. But it’s just gut wrenching to see Tony lose the fights after the gaethje one
@@SkepticalMantisCHANNEL10 yeah I mean Tony looked decent round 1 and part of round 2. He even dropped Justin. But rounds 3 , 4 , and esp 5 we’re just extremely hard to watch as a Tony fan. And his coaches are sick in the head for letting it go on
@@adrianthedude don't matter how your fighter feels its his job to fight until the end. If you feel he's taken too much damage you pull him from the fight
I remember watching this live. This was a prime example of when a fighters corner should throw in the towel. The amount of permanent damage he suffered from this fight might be the most ever in a single fight by anybody in combat sports.
U definitely dont know mma. Holloway vs kattar. Over 600 strikes landed to katars face. Dan hooker got demolished by dustin worse then tony did by gaethje. Robbie Lawler vs rory macdonald. All these fighters sustained more damage then tony. Even the beatings tony put on people are way worse then the dmage tony took against gaethje. The reason tony declined so much is his style was a pressure style, he relied heavily on 3 things cardio, confidence and chin. His chin is still there weirdly. His cardio isnt as good, his walking down opponent's was basically him blocking punches with his steel chin and head and then gassing them. Tony has 0 confidence now and way worse stamina. Hope he smokes that patty kid
So? If I would have been in his team, or in any of the ppl you mentioned that got smashed, I would have thrown the freaking towel. I haven't really followed Tony's career, except the last few fights and man every time I think "just retire already" but instead he's going full retard
@@Natediaaz209You have valid points in regards to the amount of strikes but I feel as if Tony ate many more critical strikes. Justin him with so many KO punches it was unreal
@richardnguyen2914 trust me gaethje ain't that guy bro 🤣 I suggest you watch tony vs josh Thomson, now that was a career ending fight and it was ONLY 3 rounds lol. Even listen to what josh Thomson said about fighting tony, he said I was shaking all over and bleeding as I'm showering... Tony was dancing in hospital straight after the gaethje fight, that man is a masochist lol. I think chandler's ko seriously finished tony for good. But as I always say, tony after that knee injury was a shadow of himself, in his prime, it was crazy to see. Never seen a more free flowing individual in my life, he was just making moves on the spot, literally nobody could prepare for him. I remember rda saying fighting tony is a suicide mission, coz he has no team, he trains alone at elevation and he basically keeps 80% of his purse. That's how broke and hungry prime tony was and that's why almost every fight (on his win streak) was a fight of the night or performance of the night or fight of the year against pettis. Tonys a legend, but, its over his times done.
Taking the fight wasn’t the problem, it was that double weight cut plus not taking Gaethje seriously in preparation, plus his corner not throwing in the towel sooner.
I think the ref had an opportunity to stop the fight on the 4th and he didn’t. Someone in Tony’s corner should have thrown in the towel. It’s sad to see that happen to a world class athlete at the top of his game.
@@alesto3779 its takes more than having a good chin to win fights. Plus he started the ufc around 27 yeare old. hes style might not be the best but its he's own and maybe if he had better trainers who knows how much he would improved but since he didnt evolved, the younger guys became some killers.
Lol i mind years ago no one really knew fuck all about shit like concussions n stuff i certainly didnt! A scottish lad growing up in a concrete scheme i had plenty concussions 😂 never knew until later in life what thoss headaches were 🤷 you just laughed it off in front of your mates
Watching Tony backing away shaking his head like that, I knew something had happened that we will probably never hear about. Tony felt something in that moment that he hadn’t felt before, and it may have broken him.
As a fan it hurts my heart to see how bad Tony got beat in this fight knowing this was the fight that broke him and what's worse was this was supposed to be a short notice walk through fight for him n turned into the beginning of the end for El Cucuy
Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje was brutal to watch especially in silence without the crowd cheering; you could hear every punch. It sounded like a butcher tenderizing beef. Justin took Tony’s soul in that fight.
That beat down was a crime against humanity. Justin had the nerve to complain Tondy didn't wanna hug him after beating his brains out. That fight single handedly gave Tony permanent brain damage
@@rubenjaimes1194 How do you think fight would've played out if Khabib stood there with Gaethje like Tony did? You think he would be able to take all those shots? Of course not.
If that's how it works that uppercut took one year by itself off Justins too ... Ive taken way harder hits to the head in my life its the constant and repetitive blows that do the damage.. so basic fighting over years ... Standing and banging is stupid Justin is gunna be in the same boat with all the damage he's taken in the cage.. win or lose he always takes damage
When tony lost to Justin, Charles, beniel, and chandler as a hardcore tony fan you could use the argument that he’s only lost to the greatest lightweights on the planet, but when unranked losing streak Nate diaz whooped his ass and strangled him it showed that he’s truly done
Tbf he won the third and looked like he was starting to take control. I thought maybe he could go for a worse opponent to get a easy win and get back to himself but then I realised it’s not due to skill even if he still had it he’s clearly taken too much head damage and needs to stop due to that
@@akmedullahazebashani9247 I feel like you could argue he won the second and third and those low kicks were damaging nate a good bit shiiit nate even stopped mid round bc of the low kicks. Had Tony kept that up it would’ve been a wrap for Nate
Watching this live before the stoppage broke my heart. Justin was just punishing him at the end, and after he shook his head after taking those shots, it was just rough to watch. Tony is a freak and the definition of a warrior.
Tony Ferguson is literally the most tank fighter I’ve ever seen. He takes more damage than anybody, bro throughout his whole career he just fucking goes.
@@johnnychimpo7539 Yeah, he was too stupid to cut weight twice in a month. He was weak coming into this fight, still dropped Gaethje and if he had 10 more seconds he would have finished it.
The fight that ended el cucuy as we knew him…I was heartbroken..at the same time I got goosebumps from watching gaethje finally fight like his coach always wanted him to..
“That was an accumulation of a beatdown. That wasn’t one punch.” This is what robbie lawler said in his octagon interview after defeating rory macdonald in their rematch. Same scenario round 5 tko. It wasn’t just one punch, it was the straw that broke the camels back.
Like the guy above said, it wasnt just that punch. It was so many punches, so hard, over and over that eventually tonys brain switched into survival mode and stopped letting tony do his signature "unbreakable tough guy" act. I dont think he was even intentionally shaking his head, it was his brains way of saying "NO - STOP"
You know it was a massacre when the winning fighter is asked if anything hurts and he responds “yeah my hand, my finger kind of hurts from punching his tooth ig 🤷” 😂
Dude Tony took a hell of a beating that night but not once did he back up or give up, even though he took way too much damage this fight convinced me that Tony is the toughest, craziest SOB to ever enter the octagon!! Mad respect to Tony 🔥💪
He did back up and was shaking his head violently to recover on the last hit that got Tony TKO'd. The violent head shaking was all the ref needed to see to make the stoppage.
@@TiMbO_sLyCe that's what I just wanted to say. Not giving him any shit but he/his body literally gave up. I think he didn't want to do it but his brain just decided that it's over and made him shake the head
I really like gaejhe's mental approach. He comes into a fight very well prepared mentally. He is very mindful and very present. He listens to his coaches, puts all his trust on them. I think he's one of the smartest fighter out there. His humility is what brought him so far. Congrats on him
When Luke Rockhold retired all of a sudden there's a wave of people remembering what he did to some fighters.. Now the same is going to happen with Tony and we'll start seeing all these "legendary moments" videos
I don’t know, people like Tony. Luke was kind of a meme, and as a guy who never saw Prime Luke, I really appreciate it - because the dude was good… and IMO doesn’t deserve the level of disrespect he gets. It’s cool to see him getting some respect now.
Dude Tony took the most brutal hits to the dome I’ve ever seen in this fight! It’s incredible he’s still alive and well. Tony will still go down as one of the most creative fighters to ever do it.
Watching this fight live with no audience you could just hear the thuds on Tony’s skull, can not believe he stood in there until his nervous system shut down…
One of the best UFC fights ever in my opinion. Two absolute warriors! This was the fight that turned me into a hardcore fan. My dad & I watch the fights every week now.
Tony spend his whole career bullying his opponents and was tougher. He was able to absorb more damage than them and that led to his wins. Unfortunately for him he can across gaethje who could hit harder and take more damage than him. He never recovered after that. The next loses were to people that were more well rounded fighters on the ground or again tougher. Poor guy should have quit after the gaethje fight.
I dont think it was that gathjee could take more damage or hit harder then tony (maybe he indeed can hit harder), but more like gathjee was so good striking wise, he was very precise that day. For every one punch tony hit, he hit 5 ultra clean maybe knock out worthy shots. If tony had gave him equally, if he was equally good as gathjee striking wise that night. He would/could have won.
All that damage you "take" doesn't magically go away. It accumulates over time and reaches a breaking point sooner or later. It is much better to not get hit at all rather than being tough.
@@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131 One of the best streaks. Along with max Holloway. But luck is not going to flip unfortunately. Unless his competitors are in the twilight of their careers as well. He will have a new streak, of losses.
two fighter agaisnt each other is a sight to behold man. no matter how harsh it is. it's something so impressive like how smart, collected and power of will, it's greatness
The grunts of effort from gaethje are an under appreciated part of this fight he sounded like he was just trying to punch holes through him the entire fight
It was a great fight but man I felt sad watching it at the time. You could tell Tony was just too tough for his own good. Gaethje best the ever living hell out of Tony
This was the fight of the century. Tony practically gave his life for this fight. Like it was a real gladiator match and losing meant death. No one expected this. But we all couldnt take our eyes away.
One of the most brutal fights in not just UFC history, even in MMA history. The fact it was not in front of an audience only made the vibe seem more sinister.
Maybe it shouldn’t be but it’s nice when someone who talks as much as Tony about the champs like Khabib about how they ain’t shit finally meet somebody better that shuts them up and puts them in their place. Now he comes in last in every contest he enters. Justin was your boogeyman Tony.
I think that's a naive comment from someone who has no idea how much pressure is on fighters to be entertaining and build up a fight. Look at Brock Lesnar, Connor McGregor, Colby Covington. The list goes on. They're great heels, but it's part of how they get paid. Tony made weight twice to perform in a short notice fight against a completely different match up than he thought he was getting into. He had an extended camp that caused him to peak at the absolute wrong time. Despite all of that he still walked into that octagon and left his heart and soul behind as a consequence. Even still when the dust settled, after he smacked Gaethje's hand away he came back and gave him a hug, showed respect, and gave him his props. You know how big a person you have to be to do that in that moment when you just lost everything you spent your life working towards. Sure he's made some cringy comments, but he still deserves respect and appreciation after giving everything to the fans.
This fight literally ended everything Tony had goin, the title, khabib, and I think his invincible spirit got swiped this night. Tony is one of my favs and Justin, sad thing to watch honestly
Tony Ferguson came out of that fight looking like he just fought Tony Ferguson
Man spot on
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Underrated comment!!! 👏
Which is the sad part... Mr.bmf couldn't even put Tony away😂😂😂😂 journeyman
@@tylercraft2440Tony has one hell of a chin
“I dont look that bad for fighting Tony Ferguson” A lot of respect behind those words.
Idk I feel that win went to his head he became lowkey (or high key?) Unlikable after that
@@MrRobjs83 justin humble af tf u mean?
I thought he'd punch harder, move faster. Yeah so respectul.
@@MrRobjs83how? You're just mad he beat your boy and I get that. Sorry Tony's not good anymore 😔
No hes not dude always has a a way of throwing shitty backhanded compliments at all his opponents maybe he thinks one day he'll grow a personality from it @glennorleans8280
"I always tell myself they're better than me" my fav lightweight fighter of all time. Man brings the fucking CHAOS🔥🔥
Covington ?
@@MrSagarcool14 it's about an actual fight dude not some bullshit talks 😂
@@vineetyadav4501 You are right . Chaos is in the building
@@MrSagarcool14hahaha i was just about to write that
I can't be beat
That uppercut by Tony was clean af, though.
But still lost by far though had u seen the last punch on the face mfer broke his nose and his jaw GAETHJE is a beast you gotta say man
@Sarthik Gera I never said otherwise my man! Definitely a beast. Just saying how clean that uppercut was looking. Both guys are tough as nails. I'm looking forward to that Dustin vs Justin BMF fight. So I know you must be looking forward to it too, huh?!
@@DivinePiss it was rough seeing Tony get that hurt. Damn bro. He put a beating on Tony, man
@@SunTzuMedia yepppp bro yeppp looking forward to it as much as anyone cuz bro im waiting for it im waiting the moment justin gives him the revenge punch the punch that will knockout the lights out of ma boi dustin…..ahhh that moment will be legendary and bro i feel sad for tony he lost all matches after this match…this match left a scar on the rest of his life hope he wins his next tho
@@SunTzuMedia ye bro i hope for his recovery you know what the thing is its actually just fear raw fear that justin gaethje put in tony with every punch even now i can hear his punches resounding from his face if thats not fear he engraved in tony’s mind idk what else scars tony
I still remember the sounds of some of those strikes Justin put on Tony. Straight up vicious
With no crowd there you definitely heard everything...I remember watching it live
@@albertmountain4255 Same with me, it was the first time I heard the actual impact of the punches, devastating
I used to wonder if UFC would try to force crowds because those punches sound so terrible with no crowd reacting.
Legit sounded like he was hitting home runs. The sound of Justin’s punches and kicks are insane
@@Aaron-kj8dv the fights at apex or whatever they call it don't have many people
This fight fastforwarded Tony's career by 10 years. Prime example of when toughness works against you.
That’s my worry with tough fighters. That they absorb too much damage and can keep going.
He was never championship material, dudes been a punching bag
well said.
Tony was a meatbag after this fight ; his threat about " bringing-out the blades for this fight ..." description proved more self-prophetic than predictive
When fans criticise fighters for tapping, they should remember this is what can happen if you're too tough. This did serious long-term damage to Tony.
@@switchitup5446 lmao he would have probably become the champ had he fought al laquinta or had conor been stripped of the title (as he should have been ) then he would have fought Kevin for the real belt not the interim one
That fight is still one of the most brutal fights I've seen
That one and Dustin vs Dan. Dan was never the same after either.
Also Rory Vs Robbie@@Peppersfirst
@TomLatchford69 Yeah that might be #1, lol. Brutal.
More than Chandler x Gaji?
@davidbrazell5179 Watched that one a few times. I'm sure brain damage was sustained but it's not in the top 3. I did enjoy it though. ☺️
Nobody would be the same after a beating like that. That was unreal
Ferguson was a creative, well conditioned, and unconventional warrior. After this whooping from Gaejhe, Ferguson should have retired, because he hasn't been able to recover physically or psychologically. When he recently fought Diaz, it was clear he had slowed down, and he wasn't really 100% in the match.
Tony is gone, we need to say goodbye and look after some new prospects like chimaev for example - considering anybody wants to fight that savage guy...
@@Sham1r0 exactly how I feel. Khamzat will have trouble finding challengers in the future.
Yeah seems like Tony doesn't want to get hurt in the fight anymore, he's looks afraid to pressure diaz even though he hit less harder than Gaethje
*Gaethje
I think he did recover mentally. He looked great against Chandler. But yeah he doesn't have that spring in his step anymore.
This was the fight that ended Tonny's career
Have you had seen
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@@jyotirmoymurmoo3297 100%
I think it was that first weight cut that Tony did for no reason. Weight cuts are draining man huge mistake by Tony. He looked decent in the first round but gassed bad
@@jyotirmoymurmoo3297 agreed. He doesn’t have near the speed, power, or aggression he used to.
Man Old Tony Was Razor Blade !
And one thing If Nate Doesn't bleeds in Round 1 or 2 he can take Or give anyone hard time in the ring ⚔️
Tony's fighting style was tailor-made for Gaethje, and you can't expect to take that amount of damage as a 36 year old LW and expect to bounce back.
Nothing to do with 36 years old. Most people of that age would whoop your ass. It has to do with a skinny latino on CET who''s delusional.
Damn fact
@@franciscoxavierpardo1338 You're a soy boy on steroids. You know nothing about fighting.
shit in 6 months he'll be 40
@@BillBagBargensonsBargerhe has already lost 7 fights since then he should definitely retire and look for his own well being
I think even Justin would’ve thought why tf is Tony not going down. One hell of a fighter Tony was. It’s just sad. Hope he can recover.
Yup that's exactly what he said in Joe Rogans podcast lol
Boogeyman bruh
Does it look like he's recovered? Gaethje beat the last few brain cells that man had completely to an oblivion.
@@MichaelGrubbEvolvedMinistry that’s why I commented hope he recovers. He probably won’t. But it’s just gut wrenching to see Tony lose the fights after the gaethje one
hell never recover, theres no coming back from CTE and its depressing that he wont retire
It's crazy how he said he breaks his opponents mentally, physically and emotionally and then broke in each of those ways against his opponent.
Prior to this fight what Tony said was true. Gaethje is just that good. Tony proved he was on another level. Justin proved he was a step above that.
5 year age difference can be pretty crazy/devastating. Esp in mma after 30-35
He really did. It’s sad
Tony has never broke mentally.
Real recognize real. It’s a concept that happens to be a double edged sword. Doesn’t take a single thing away from Tony.
Tony’s coaches shoulda threw in the towel by the end of round 3
💯👍🏼 if it was a 3 round fight Tony could have probably recovered and had a longer career...
@@SkepticalMantisCHANNEL10 yeah I mean Tony looked decent round 1 and part of round 2. He even dropped Justin. But rounds 3 , 4 , and esp 5 we’re just extremely hard to watch as a Tony fan. And his coaches are sick in the head for letting it go on
Fans would've blamed them till the end of time.
@@chrisperry1729 Tony would have beaten the shit out of his team for throwing the towel. He's way to stubborn for that.
@@adrianthedude don't matter how your fighter feels its his job to fight until the end. If you feel he's taken too much damage you pull him from the fight
I remember watching this live. This was a prime example of when a fighters corner should throw in the towel. The amount of permanent damage he suffered from this fight might be the most ever in a single fight by anybody in combat sports.
U definitely dont know mma. Holloway vs kattar. Over 600 strikes landed to katars face. Dan hooker got demolished by dustin worse then tony did by gaethje. Robbie Lawler vs rory macdonald. All these fighters sustained more damage then tony.
Even the beatings tony put on people are way worse then the dmage tony took against gaethje.
The reason tony declined so much is his style was a pressure style, he relied heavily on 3 things cardio, confidence and chin. His chin is still there weirdly. His cardio isnt as good, his walking down opponent's was basically him blocking punches with his steel chin and head and then gassing them. Tony has 0 confidence now and way worse stamina. Hope he smokes that patty kid
So? If I would have been in his team, or in any of the ppl you mentioned that got smashed, I would have thrown the freaking towel. I haven't really followed Tony's career, except the last few fights and man every time I think "just retire already" but instead he's going full retard
@@Natediaaz209You have valid points in regards to the amount of strikes but I feel as if Tony ate many more critical strikes. Justin him with so many KO punches it was unreal
@richardnguyen2914 trust me gaethje ain't that guy bro 🤣 I suggest you watch tony vs josh Thomson, now that was a career ending fight and it was ONLY 3 rounds lol. Even listen to what josh Thomson said about fighting tony, he said I was shaking all over and bleeding as I'm showering... Tony was dancing in hospital straight after the gaethje fight, that man is a masochist lol. I think chandler's ko seriously finished tony for good. But as I always say, tony after that knee injury was a shadow of himself, in his prime, it was crazy to see. Never seen a more free flowing individual in my life, he was just making moves on the spot, literally nobody could prepare for him. I remember rda saying fighting tony is a suicide mission, coz he has no team, he trains alone at elevation and he basically keeps 80% of his purse. That's how broke and hungry prime tony was and that's why almost every fight (on his win streak) was a fight of the night or performance of the night or fight of the year against pettis. Tonys a legend, but, its over his times done.
He literally made Tony look like a different person after that fight. Such a beating.
Tony was too tough for himself. You can't be the same after taking a beating like that
I’m thinking the same thing. He might have gotten a W if he didnt take that much punishment. His team should have thrown in the towel or something idk
You can't be the same after severing your leg and fighting after only 5 months. He is too tough for his own good.
Crazy how much hate Khabib got at the time for saying the exact same thing
Why not
Word
Tony walked into that fight an absolute beast and walked out as a beaten old man. He was never the same. He shouldve never taken this fight.
Gaerhje was the replacement tho, so tony had full camp.
Taking the fight wasn’t the problem, it was that double weight cut plus not taking Gaethje seriously in preparation, plus his corner not throwing in the towel sooner.
@@prismagraphy dude he was never beating gaethje. His stamina strength speed was fine. He just got smashed. Justin hits way harder and is way faster
@@blazendeveloper he was completely out classed. Based off the beating gaethje put on him.
You're right, Tony should have held out for Khabib (probably would have lost anyway) but would not have taken such a bad beat down.
Geathje is just a different kind of animal. I can't wait to see him in the octagon again! 💪
He retired?
Gaethje is soo beautiful idk why
he fighting again soon hes fighting paddy@@tlaurina7004
He did not
Justin Gaethje is one of my favorites. He's a true warrior in the cage in my eyes. Hall of famer for certain.
I'm surprised Tony could even talk or walk after that fight
I think the ref had an opportunity to stop the fight on the 4th and he didn’t. Someone in Tony’s corner should have thrown in the towel. It’s sad to see that happen to a world class athlete at the top of his game.
@@jayjaytunezzz5638 amen to that
@TOPDAWG TALKS let's see you get in the ring with those same bums then
@@manegto3105 He's right. Tony won the fights because of his chin and craziness but he never had an elite skill set.
@@alesto3779 its takes more than having a good chin to win fights. Plus he started the ufc around 27 yeare old. hes style might not be the best but its he's own and maybe if he had better trainers who knows how much he would improved but since he didnt evolved, the younger guys became some killers.
Only suffered about 200 concussions in that fight
lol
yea 1 good punch from gaethje that's literally 1 concussion lol. then it added up
Lol i mind years ago no one really knew fuck all about shit like concussions n stuff i certainly didnt! A scottish lad growing up in a concrete scheme i had plenty concussions 😂 never knew until later in life what thoss headaches were 🤷 you just laughed it off in front of your mates
that’s an understatement
“This man hits like truck” Khabib
Tony knows
Justin Gaethje is a legend and a humble person i love him so much❤❤❤❤
Watching Tony backing away shaking his head like that, I knew something had happened that we will probably never hear about. Tony felt something in that moment that he hadn’t felt before, and it may have broken him.
Yea truly painful to watch
nice analysis seriously
He was concussed. No one does that in the middle of a fight. I was like someone stop the fight, he's clearly fucked up.
Short clean jab to the face. Probably just stung
Possibly felt his orbital bone shatter and was trying to nope the pain away.. It was sad to see Tony's dome get absolutely wrecked.
As a fan it hurts my heart to see how bad Tony got beat in this fight knowing this was the fight that broke him and what's worse was this was supposed to be a short notice walk through fight for him n turned into the beginning of the end for El Cucuy
He actually looked really good against Chandler in round one. But the front kick ended that fight too soon
It's not that he wasn't the same. It's that he never faced top 5 real fighters. He's also a piece of shit in real life
@@impalomcfly676A year on and he's gotten choked out by a boxer and lost every round to a clown.
Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje was brutal to watch especially in silence without the crowd cheering; you could hear every punch. It sounded like a butcher tenderizing beef. Justin took Tony’s soul in that fight.
That beat down was a crime against humanity. Justin had the nerve to complain Tondy didn't wanna hug him after beating his brains out. That fight single handedly gave Tony permanent brain damage
Khabib- gaethje hit like truck
Of course, to hide the fact that Justine's a secret "Trans"former😒
Yes and still put him away. Was a good fight. Tony would never stand a chance against Khabib. Poor delusional Tony.
@@rubenjaimes1194 Better chance than McNugget, Lataco real estate agent and khabitchs pimp Glesion Tibau
@@DADRB0B55 wtf are you talking about lol. You sound bitter and broke as f*ck. He lives in your broken head free of charge. 😂
@@rubenjaimes1194 How do you think fight would've played out if Khabib stood there with Gaethje like Tony did? You think he would be able to take all those shots? Of course not.
He made tony look like a hurt dog in the street the way he was shaking his head and wobbling around looked scary
You could see the brain damage in 4k.
Scary? He wasnt scared, he just knew.. he took too much damage to keep going.
@@adrianthedudehe means it was scary to see as the viewer. No one thinks Ferguson was scared, but it was scary seeing him so utterly destroyed
He was never the same after that fight
Tony is the definition of “too tough for his own good”… this one got hard to watch towards the end.
I truly believe this fight took a solid decade off Tony’s life and guaranteed late in life dementia and/or Alzheimer’s. Amazing fight to watch tho.
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If that's how it works that uppercut took one year by itself off Justins too ... Ive taken way harder hits to the head in my life its the constant and repetitive blows that do the damage.. so basic fighting over years ... Standing and banging is stupid Justin is gunna be in the same boat with all the damage he's taken in the cage.. win or lose he always takes damage
Red light therapy and DMSO can help help with that
@@freedomfox8183 I am curious to see how that goes for Justin as well but that man also has the skull of a fuckin mountain goat so who knows. Lol
@@jamesdempsey5702 yeah hopefully they both do that. Lol
This is the epitome of a fight you don't come back from
Gaethje is a scary ass dude. You know his fights are always gonna be good win or lose absolute monster.
Exactly, Tony took so much damage it hurt to watch. You know it’s bad when Nate doesn’t come out of the fight a bloody mess.
This is the fight that I have never gone back to watch.,it literally makes me sad
Me too 😂
Yea I watched it twice but no more….too brutal.
Destruction of a legend who’d wanna watch that.
It's the only fight I watch on repeat🤣
I never even watched it whenever I even see tony get hit now it makes me cringe dude should retire before something bad happens.
"My finger hurts from punching his toofs." I love Justin
Gaethje activated all Tony’s years of CTE.
When tony lost to Justin, Charles, beniel, and chandler as a hardcore tony fan you could use the argument that he’s only lost to the greatest lightweights on the planet, but when unranked losing streak Nate diaz whooped his ass and strangled him it showed that he’s truly done
Nate whoops all of them
@@joeroganstrtshots881 😂 imagine that
@@joeroganstrtshots881 maybe nate whoopd them in a rod sucking competition, but def not in a fight.
Tbf he won the third and looked like he was starting to take control. I thought maybe he could go for a worse opponent to get a easy win and get back to himself but then I realised it’s not due to skill even if he still had it he’s clearly taken too much head damage and needs to stop due to that
@@akmedullahazebashani9247 I feel like you could argue he won the second and third and those low kicks were damaging nate a good bit shiiit nate even stopped mid round bc of the low kicks. Had Tony kept that up it would’ve been a wrap for Nate
Watching this live before the stoppage broke my heart. Justin was just punishing him at the end, and after he shook his head after taking those shots, it was just rough to watch. Tony is a freak and the definition of a warrior.
Tony Ferguson is literally the most tank fighter I’ve ever seen. He takes more damage than anybody, bro throughout his whole career he just fucking goes.
That fight was actually hard to watch by the end, Tony was just too tough for his own good
Too tough? Definitely. Too stupid? That too
@@johnnychimpo7539 Yeah, he was too stupid to cut weight twice in a month. He was weak coming into this fight, still dropped Gaethje and if he had 10 more seconds he would have finished it.
My finger hurts from punching his tooth 😂😂
The fight that ended el cucuy as we knew him…I was heartbroken..at the same time I got goosebumps from watching gaethje finally fight like his coach always wanted him to..
That one punch that made Ferguson shake his head back and forth like a cartoon character was a brain changer!
Lol...perfect description hahahaha
“That was an accumulation of a beatdown. That wasn’t one punch.”
This is what robbie lawler said in his octagon interview after defeating rory macdonald in their rematch. Same scenario round 5 tko. It wasn’t just one punch, it was the straw that broke the camels back.
Like the guy above said, it wasnt just that punch. It was so many punches, so hard, over and over that eventually tonys brain switched into survival mode and stopped letting tony do his signature "unbreakable tough guy" act. I dont think he was even intentionally shaking his head, it was his brains way of saying "NO - STOP"
No crowd noise just punches and grunts. Amazing fight
Tony's uppercut is probably one of the coolest, smoothest strikes I've seen in a mma fight
“I dont look so bad huh? For fighting Tony Ferguson” awesome
You know it was a massacre when the winning fighter is asked if anything hurts and he responds “yeah my hand, my finger kind of hurts from punching his tooth ig 🤷” 😂
In these types of fights, its better to just get knocked out. Taking all those shots for 5 rounds is impossible to recover from
Same with hooker, poirier same deal
@@lloydparry6590 at least Hooker came close to finishing Dustin in that fight 😔. This was a one sided beat down aside from the one knock down Tony had
That night I was amazed at how justin beat this guy It was terrifying 🤗
Tony concieved his own downfall of never being the same after talking about his opponents never being the same after fighting him.
Bruh, imagine Justin Gaethje starting his bkfc career. He'd knock everyone tf out with those stiff punches.
Or break his hands throwing those haymakers without any padding on his fists
crying 😭.
man it hurts so much.my favourite fighter went from 12 fight winstreak to 5 lose streak
He fought some real killers though. I don’t think he looked bad in the Chandler fight, winning the 1st round, but that finish was brutal.
Hahaha, he's punch drunk and washed up
@@rubendevereaux6086 two weight cuts and that gaethje fight.and father time caught with him
@@rubendevereaux6086 lol stfu you couldn’t hold Tony Ferguson jock strap on your best day son
Dude Tony took a hell of a beating that night but not once did he back up or give up, even though he took way too much damage this fight convinced me that Tony is the toughest, craziest SOB to ever enter the octagon!! Mad respect to Tony 🔥💪
He did back up and was shaking his head violently to recover on the last hit that got Tony TKO'd. The violent head shaking was all the ref needed to see to make the stoppage.
@@TiMbO_sLyCe that's what I just wanted to say. Not giving him any shit but he/his body literally gave up. I think he didn't want to do it but his brain just decided that it's over and made him shake the head
@@klodd5328 anybody who says they have seen this level of physical toughness on display before Tony is lyin.....PERIOD.
I was in Iraq for 15 months in combat. I've seen toughness but Tony is different.
You guys must have missed Lawler macdonald
Yo You can’t lie tho that sliding low kick he got Gaethji with Was Some crazy skill!!!
I really like gaejhe's mental approach. He comes into a fight very well prepared mentally. He is very mindful and very present. He listens to his coaches, puts all his trust on them. I think he's one of the smartest fighter out there. His humility is what brought him so far. Congrats on him
He head shook off the brain damage late in the fight, you can’t do that.
That or it was him reacting to his orbital bone breaking.
Justin's a beast, he puts everything behind nearly every shot he throws.
When I was watching that fight, I was unintentionally levitating 6 feet in the air.
You show me a guy with heart and I'll show you a guy who's gonna take a huge beating. Great line!
Gaethje had an answer for literally everything Tony threw at him. This was one of my all time favorite fights!
When Luke Rockhold retired all of a sudden there's a wave of people remembering what he did to some fighters.. Now the same is going to happen with Tony and we'll start seeing all these "legendary moments" videos
I don’t know, people like Tony. Luke was kind of a meme, and as a guy who never saw Prime Luke, I really appreciate it - because the dude was good… and IMO doesn’t deserve the level of disrespect he gets. It’s cool to see him getting some respect now.
He TOOK Tony's SOUL! 😢
Dude Tony took the most brutal hits to the dome I’ve ever seen in this fight! It’s incredible he’s still alive and well. Tony will still go down as one of the most creative fighters to ever do it.
Watching this fight live with no audience you could just hear the thuds on Tony’s skull, can not believe he stood in there until his nervous system shut down…
Amazing performance from Justin that night one of the most violent beating in the UFC to date
100% top 10
One of the best wars I’ve seen, makes you love both fighters even more
One of the best UFC fights ever in my opinion. Two absolute warriors! This was the fight that turned me into a hardcore fan. My dad & I watch the fights every week now.
The problem is you guys don't respect that man until he hit you..😅😅
This showed how criminally under rated he is
Tony spend his whole career bullying his opponents and was tougher. He was able to absorb more damage than them and that led to his wins. Unfortunately for him he can across gaethje who could hit harder and take more damage than him. He never recovered after that. The next loses were to people that were more well rounded fighters on the ground or again tougher. Poor guy should have quit after the gaethje fight.
I dont think it was that gathjee could take more damage or hit harder then tony (maybe he indeed can hit harder), but more like gathjee was so good striking wise, he was very precise that day. For every one punch tony hit, he hit 5 ultra clean maybe knock out worthy shots.
If tony had gave him equally, if he was equally good as gathjee striking wise that night. He would/could have won.
He was done in by a severed leg and age.
All that damage you "take" doesn't magically go away. It accumulates over time and reaches a breaking point sooner or later.
It is much better to not get hit at all rather than being tough.
I think him cutting to 155 twice in like 2-3 weeks was the reason he took such a beating in this fight
Tony spoke his own downfall into existence. Gaethje completely dismantled Tony and he hasn't been the same since 😢😢😢
Tony is on pace for the longest losing streak in ufc history.
And he was also on pace for the highest win streak in the ufc. We’ll see if his luck flips again
@@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131
One of the best streaks. Along with max Holloway. But luck is not going to flip unfortunately. Unless his competitors are in the twilight of their careers as well. He will have a new streak, of losses.
@@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131 He hasn’t won a fight in 4 freaking years. But whatever.
This was such an epic fight. Ferguson was out on his feet toward the end. Zombie
two fighter agaisnt each other is a sight to behold man. no matter how harsh it is. it's something so impressive like how smart, collected and power of will, it's greatness
that fight was like watching 2 zombies destroy each other .. the most brutal pro fights ever. much respect to both fighters
This Tony was something else
Gaethje and Chandler ended Tony 😢
Nah Gaethje is who did it, Chandler was just a part of the steep downfall from that point on
Honestly watching this was watching two gladiators absolutely finish each other, toe to toe like real men. Nothing but respect to both the demons.
This man literally ended Tony's career
The end of that fight reminded me of guy holding Lee at the end of him and garaas fight. 😔
When Tony's lips are moving, the world knows that Tony is related to McGregor.
The grunts of effort from gaethje are an under appreciated part of this fight he sounded like he was just trying to punch holes through him the entire fight
Tony has never been the same since this fight
Tony took to much damage in that fight.
Justin literally beat the living shit out of Tony. That was a true ass kicking not often seen.
It was a great fight but man I felt sad watching it at the time. You could tell
Tony was just too tough for his own good. Gaethje best the ever living hell out of Tony
This was the fight of the century. Tony practically gave his life for this fight. Like it was a real gladiator match and losing meant death. No one expected this. But we all couldnt take our eyes away.
These are both tough men. Respect.
This and the 2nd JDS vs Velasquez fight are the only fights I feared I was watching someone die
Look at how tony looked after he got ko’ed by chandler. In the nate fight he had the same wierd concussed look in his eyes
Yeah I noticed it too. When he get up from getting chocked out by Nate he had that same look after chandler. Sucks to see him like this.
One of the most brutal fights in not just UFC history, even in MMA history. The fact it was not in front of an audience only made the vibe seem more sinister.
The quote from Tony at the beginning is truly poetic seeing him in 2024😭
Tony is special man blocked all those punches using his face 💪
I am sure you'll block some punches with your face, your humour just grants it.
@@vanishingpoint3210 at least i will try to keep my hands up not act as is im picking up dust from the ground and sprinkle it to my opponent😄
Maybe it shouldn’t be but it’s nice when someone who talks as much as Tony about the champs like Khabib about how they ain’t shit finally meet somebody better that shuts them up and puts them in their place. Now he comes in last in every contest he enters. Justin was your boogeyman Tony.
True but it hasn’t shut him up tho.
I think that's a naive comment from someone who has no idea how much pressure is on fighters to be entertaining and build up a fight. Look at Brock Lesnar, Connor McGregor, Colby Covington. The list goes on. They're great heels, but it's part of how they get paid. Tony made weight twice to perform in a short notice fight against a completely different match up than he thought he was getting into. He had an extended camp that caused him to peak at the absolute wrong time. Despite all of that he still walked into that octagon and left his heart and soul behind as a consequence. Even still when the dust settled, after he smacked Gaethje's hand away he came back and gave him a hug, showed respect, and gave him his props. You know how big a person you have to be to do that in that moment when you just lost everything you spent your life working towards. Sure he's made some cringy comments, but he still deserves respect and appreciation after giving everything to the fans.
Tony was never the same fighter after he fought Justin 💯
I tensed up everytime gaethje connected ,was hard to look at but I didn’t turn away 😂
This fight literally ended everything Tony had goin, the title, khabib, and I think his invincible spirit got swiped this night. Tony is one of my favs and Justin, sad thing to watch honestly