The UFC Doesn't Give A Damn About Tony Ferguson.
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2023
- In this video I discuss the UFC making a fight between Paddy Pimblett and Tony Ferguson, and how it is incredibly wrong to use Tony as a means to an end. Dana White criticized the promotion of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, but is committing the same exact sort of sin with the older fighters in the UFC such as Tony Ferguson and it shows a complete lack of integrity. What do you guys think? Let me know in the comments.
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Tony Ferguson is the type of guy who needs some help and love.
Fr man. Wish he saw it that way
Necesita AMOR COMPRENSION Y TERNURAAA
Well said
Don't know why but I love this one
nah fuck that! He dont care about his declining health and he dont care about his fans!
Whatever happens to Tony is his own damn fault! Yall got no business coddling him like he's a infant. 💯
Lucas if you pick Paddy to win, then Tony has a chance to win.
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Can’t spell Lucas without an L
@@JJS595 🤣🤣🤣
As much as it pained me
The statistics didn't lie
It's like 94% accurate
lucas you can save him by picking paddy.
This! 🤣
I’ve been watching Tony since 2014, and it’s been pretty disturbing to remember all the success he had while now seeing him getting mauled in the cage. He’s a shell of himself, and he has dark days ahead of him. Scary to think about what he’ll be like in 10 years.
yeah bro seeing that chandler ko i deadass thought he died for a sec
@@parkerletterman2051 That was hard to watch for sure. He was limp for a while. But I have to admit, it was a little funny seeing Tony laid out on the floor with Chandler doing constant backflips across the background. Like jeez dude read the room😂😂
worst thing is full brain trauma never develops instatly it takes few years thats the scariest part seeing tony in his 60s
@@brianmitchell22nah fr 😭😭
@@nikolajovanovic1850I don’t think he making it to his late 60s sadly
It is wrong to sanction or promote guys like Tony Ferguson. Simple as that. He’s finished and has unbelievable amounts of brain damage. He’s always going to want to fight and at some point, if you actually care about him, you have to stop enabling him. That doesn’t mean forcing him to not fight. It just means not promoting him. If he was 60 and wanted to fight would that be alright too?
can’t go out on a loss perm man CSO😤🇺🇸🇺🇸
Crazy thing is that his mental age is probably well beyond 60. Win or lose here, hes going to take some sort of head trauma and he just can't afford that anymore at all. He's a good candidate for a fatal brain bleed or something like that.
What Dana needs to do is give him some of those submission only matches like what Glover did recently. Tony still gets to "fight" and doesn't have to take anymore head trauma
I love tony and I would always get excited when I’d see he was fighting or his fight would get announced. Now it’s just sadness when you see him getting a fight announced. His team needs to really chat with him and Dana needs to release him. Tony would fight until he was 70 if he was capable
@@squiddkos02 Tony the type of guy to go 5 rounds against CTE itself
@@user-mn9wc5ru5wtony the type of guy to ask himself a question and call himself the main attraction
Tony still has a couple titles runs in him. People underestimate him
Wtf???
That is an astounding level of optimism my man 😂😂😂
and then Tony woke up from that good dream after being knocked tf out
Sorry but nope, but I wish I felt the same way tbh
@@pKerViKNG 👍
We need to stop supporting Tony. He need to stop fighting, and we need to stop watching him fighting. It’s getting embarrassing at this point.
He’ll be watched as long as he’s on a ufc ppv card though lmao.
Unfortunately you’re right. I absolutely loved watching Tony fight. He’s past his prime now and he needs to stop. He already has mental health issues and if he keeps taking damage to his noggin, it’s going to be bad later in life.
Well that's not you to decide.
It's genuinely sickening. Tony is psychotically depressed and filled with guilt for the terrible things he's done and for losing fights... he's incredibly unstable and needs some real psychiatric help. All he wants is glory, and it's very sad that the UFC continues to feed this man CTE. It's literally inhumane. Tony truly believes that he's at the peak pinnacle of his career, he's barely a shadow of his oldself he can barely string together a sentence and its clear that his body is fatiguing. They are taking years off his life. I hope Tony Ferguson never steps foot near a fight again. RIP El Cucuy
Merely saying, "Tony Ferguson has lost his last 6 fights" does not add context. 2 KO/TKOs, 2 submissions, 2 decisions. 4 of those 6 losses have been finishes. In the Oliveira fight, he nearly got his arm broken. In the one with Chandler, he was soccer kicked into another dimension. Ferguson was out-struck in all 6 of those fights, and out-grappled in 5 of the 6.
Yes bro but people say “ but he looked good these last 3 he knocked down bobby and chandler”. The reality is even from the chandler fight a year ago he slowed down horrendously he looks like a old man out there he looks like my grandpa he cant do shit out there
Is that how you kick a football 🙃🙂
this is actually nice to see passionate advocacy for the fighters. Soon you’ll realize the contention between Dana the ufc and the fighters health is the same conflict we always see. Greedy ceos abusing their employees for a few extra bucks. Except fighters are contracted so their treated worse
are u saying tony is getting abused? 😂 man stfu he’s a grown ass man
Bruce Lee once toyed with the idea of opening up a batch of gyms -- kinda like a franchise. Jack LaLanne actually did it. Was thinking right now that maybe the UFC should start opening up gyms and offer management positions to fighters who are legends and who can't kick the fighting bug. Maybe the UFC could loan these fighters money and they could become franchise owners. Becoming a person in charge of a prestigious gym and being able to pass on their knowledge to a new generation of fighters might be very appealing to some of them -- enough to lure them away from the octagon for good. Perhaps also the gyms might make money for the UFC and help spread brand awareness, a bit like what the Apple retail stores did for Apple.
Of course, opening up brand-new gyms fronted by UFC legends might put the squeeze on some local gyms, or put some of them out of business. But that might not be a downside for everyone... Dana, at least, would surely say: "Joke's on you, I'm into that shit!"
I agree with this, Tony is a far cry from the savage he was…and I don’t care if he never claimed that undisputed title he damn well should have gotten the chance, and I recognize his as a legit champion. He fought everyone put in front of him, and was screwed over the chance to get a title shot over…and over again. This is honestly one of the most tragic falls from grace I’ve ever seen, and I truly just want Tony to retire win or lose. That double weight cut and that knee injury ruined him, not to mention all the hits he has sustained during this losing streak. I’m a Tony fan, I’ve been a fan since 2013…but enough is enough at this point.
Its not just about the age there are guys like cannonier and texiera and jan and pariera who are title contenders in their late thirties...Tony is simply done he's taken too much damage his testosterone is gone his body is slow he's done absolutely done.
9:19 Lucas Tracy spitting facts
We don't want Tony to be in a Chris Benoit situation. That's what I am most afraid of his family getting hurt.
Good message, good video.
The human cost side of mma is rarely talked about.
I've defended Dana White in the past but his shameless promotion and lies about this fight at the expense of Tony was disgusting to watch.
Dana has changed a lot and not in a good way.
I think it might be more of a contract thing. Tony has shown no sign of wanting out, and i think the UFC is contractually obligated to offer him fights. Dana kinda did the same thing with Anderson Silva and let his contract expire and not resign him when he was getting beat up
Dana has always been a A Hole when it comes to being a shrewd businessman but Atleast he was funny and entertaining then. Now he just lies to us like we’re idiots and expects us to believe him. He’s really lost touch with reality recently
@@RobbyGold-fl8jq Very interesting point! Could the UFC really be contractually obligated to offer Ferguson fights? I mean, I can almost see how Dana looks at it if that's the case. Better to make money off a fight that Tony insists he wants than to pay him the same amount for no fight at all. It's also worth noting that the guys who insist on fighting are seldom stopped by the UFC letting them go. They generally move somewhere else and keep their show going. Fact is, it's actually very hard to stop someone who's committed to self-destruction. You see it in ordinary life all the time.
I pity his poor wife and kids, she must be crying blood everytime watching her husband taking that amount of beating
She really cares about him, the ufc should stop him by any means because tony is walking to his death in the octagon
Lesser known fighters get cut with two consecutive losses…🙄🤦🏽♂️
5 FIGHTS AND A TITLE. -CSO
DANA BROWN PRIVILEGE LFG
The gaethje fight was the end... the way he shook his head after that last hit was haunting
He's not going to retire after this. They're gonna promote another fight with him and some old head after. It won't end
Dana would love if someone died in the octagon if it gave the UFC positive publicity
I lost respect for LucasTracy after 10 wrong fight predictions but regained it back off this one episode. Good thing compassionate people still exist in the world
UFC only cares about money
I don't get this weird backlash on this matchup. People are acting like this is a Diaz vs Khamzat situation. It's freaking Paddy... now they're both bad but it's 50/50 and Tony wants to fight. If UFC won't book him he'll just get booked elsewhere in another promotion
i agree with you, no one got angry at the last 6 match ups tony got who were all tougher opponents
You're just delusional, sadly. There are no arguments for Tony winning this fight
It’s not necessarily about the danger. It’s more about giving paddy a lay up fight and obviously trying to build his name off of Tony. It’s just shameless by the ufc. Everyone knows what they are doing here.
It doesn’t matter if he wants to fight. If he was 60 years old would you profit off of his health ? Is it morally okay to sanction it? The answer is No. Tony is always going to want to fight. I’m bashing the UFC for sanctioning it when he’s clearly finished
@@lucastracymma8764facts!!
Tony is one of the toughest men to ever live and he may very well win this fight just on pure toughness and will. But regardless of the result, he is going to get hit and get hurt and take more damage. At his stage, he shouldn't be taking ANY damage. He should be healing now and hanging onto whatever is left of his health, not throwing away the last little bit of it.
i don’t think he’s that tough tapping to nate diaz and bobby green
@@haunt800not the same tony
@@haunt800didn't tap to green tbf
@@demonhunter6247 excuses excuses
@@haunt800 I'm not a Tony fan at all, but can't deny the dude didn't tap to Olivera and Dariush.
Cain vs Ngannou, TKZ vs Holloway (Im surprised Allen wasnt given TKZ), Tony vs Paddy, Khamzat vs Nate pre reschedule, BJ Penn vs Rodriguez, Shogun vs Potieria, Edgar vs Gutierrez, Cerrone vs McGregor (atleast he got paid), Silva vs Uriah Hall. These are a few that come to mind
I was calling for Tony to retire when Chandler put him down for a full minute. That was three fights ago.
Great video Lucas, you're more serious videos are always on point. Top man.
Tony was one of the reasons I started watching MMA, I hate seeing him fight now.
How much is Tony getting paid for this fight? Isn't the pay higher as it's Paddy Pimblett? Everyone wants to fight Paddy, it's the highest profile fighter who isn't highly ranked at the top of their game. Let's not forget Tony is doing this to earn money.
What happens if Tony wins…?
This is the happiest day of my life, Tony is now CONFIRMED to win in spectacular fashion, thanks casual!
Dana White said tony Ferguson looked great let that sink in
Facts man because we all know tony would beat pimblett easy in his prime
I agree that Tony shouldn't be fighting. But I don't think the set-up to "feed" Tony to Pimblet is that obvious. I think he will most probably win over Paddy and leave on a high note, and the UFC is risking to kill Paddy's star ascension.
The only reason the ufc is keeping him is because Tony's fans are still with him
On the other hand its entirely possible that UFC probably tried to buy out Tony's contract a while ago. But Tony being Tony may have denied it along with any lesser known opponents. So UFC gave him what he wants.
I’ve been saying for a while he needs to stop fighting. After his last fight I’ve seen a bunch of “Tony needs to retire” docs on UA-cam and I though they’d finally retire him. Then they announce this fight and I was mind blown. People being excited for it blows my mind even more. Great video, I agree with all your points. It’s sad Dana and the UFC can’t see it that way and continue to ruin this man’s brain, and I don’t even like Tony.
the only way to absolutely protect Tony in this fight is for Lucas to take Paddy in this fight
I completely agree, it’s very obvious that he’s suffering from something deep. And he really shouldn’t fight anymore
Finally a channel that actually cares about the fighters and tells it how it is. I'm a To y fan but I hate seeing him try his best and not get it anymore, the day the UFC provides health insurance I'll believe they care about humans.
UFC only cares about the direction that gets them the most money. It's a company, and it's objective is to increase revenue. It doesn't have a heart.
This is true but I think it would gain them a lot of respect for having certain boundaries. Being near sighted isn’t always the best thing for business. If they had some kind of rule to where if you go on some insane loss streak after a long career, you’re out. That way, these fighters would be less damaged when they retire. If all of these guys have horrible brain damage when it’s all said and done it’s going to be a horrible look. Ofc you can’t prevent brain damage in this sport, it’s going to happen, but trying to at least diminish it is what’s important.
@@lucastracymma8764 some good points but Tony has some inputs into all this and could’ve walked away. But he didn’t so he should get some blame also.
I'm afraid of Tony becoming a Jerry Quarry type of situation.
Hey Lucas, could you make a video on the Bellator fighters you would like to see in the UFC? Maybe talking about the most exciting fights to make with them moving into the UFC.
The UFC trying to make their own Chris Benoit
i want tony to win, but like, after seeing the chandler ko live, im not sure if its worth it
Props for talking about this needed to be said
Bro fr, its insane to see Dana say that Tony looked good in his last few fights and that he wouldnt even ask Tony to retire if he lost, such a stark contrast from how he talked about BJ Penn, Liddell, Silva etc. Btw I peeped the Tony Soprano jumpsuit dude damn sonnnn
did not expect to see you here
You’re right man, I hope someone saves him from himself .
Drake needs to bet on Paddy the Fatty then Tony should retire on a win.
“ five more fights, then a title shot “ - Tony ‘el cucoy’ Ferguson
Im not mad at this matchup. If Tony can't be competitive with Paddy, he doesn't belong in the UFC.
Someone should say that losing streaks like this can only happen when the UFC has a reason to continue losing this much. Other fighters have been cut for less
I think the point with Tito and chuck is that even when the UFC puts their foot down and cuts a guy, these guys will just go to some other more desperate organization that is happy to be associated with their star power
I just discovered your video from the recommended cause I'm a huge Tony fan and watch a lot of Tony. I was excited for this fight cause I love Tony and thought he had a good chance of winning, but you made a lot of good points and wish Tony would retire at least after this fight. I don't want to see Tony get messed up.
He's been fighting for so long He's going to do what he wants to do simple as that.
that fight with bobby green was really hard to watch. tony, trying so hard, almost a grimace on his face, barely able to hold his own. only to get choked out
Great video. I hope Tony can get out of his next fight or few fights unscathed
I love Tony, he's my all time favorite fighter.
He's the baddest man to never be an Undisputed champ.
But I wish to God he would retire.
He's far past his prime, he clearly has issues outside the octagon, and he dosnt need to keep taking abuse.
I don't wanna see him end up dead or CTE ridden beyond repair.
I just don’t understand how can you cut woodley when he was clearly finished but not cut Tony after 6 losses in a row
This video needs to be shared with every official UFC and ESPN channel
It's kind of tragic. Tony will never let go. He was never the same after that Gaethje fight. If he loses the UFC has to cut him. He needs to find something outside of fighting. It's clear this is who he is and he's hanging on because he's unsure who he is outside of fighting.
When I was barely getting into the sport I watched Tony/Barboza on TV and I instantly became a fan of MMA and of Ferguson. I watched all his fights after that and bought every ppv he was on. Ngl I shed a tear during 249 and I knew he wouldn't be the same after. These past few years have been painful and I really hope Tony walks away.
Dana white is such a scumbag. Adesanya looked slow but tony looked great. Power and money went into the wrong hands.
If dana really cared about Tony he would force him to retire like he did to chuck Liddell
Bruce Buffer shouldn't call him "El cucuy" anymore. He doesn't deserve it
lucas you been spitting lately
All we need is for Lucas to predict Paddy to win…. Tony you still have a chance my boy
good video bro, speaking Facts
I actually really hope Tony gets starched by paddy because maybe that will be enough maybe then people will finally put a stop to the madness. Because if Tony wins that’s at least another three fights for him and presumably against someone a lot better than paddy.
rare Lucas W
i've seen a lot of people saying that they hope that he wins and can retire, but we all know that ain't happening lol, he's the type of guy that needs to be stopped cause otherwise he'll keep fighting, and him winning would only make him more delusional
it's so annoying how Dana was asking Weidman to retire during the press conference, but at the same time he'll come out and try to hype a Tony fight?
lucas is getting better and better since the video about predicting mma
They should’ve done Tony vs saint denis
I don't think Dana wanted this, there were rumours about Tony insisting in fighting even since the Chandler KO, and Dana is known for asking fighter to retire, they just using him to make money because he won't step out, it is what it is.
I thought ufc would do right and give Tony the rematch with Justin. But no. Al they do is They push him against an up and comer.
The rematch would only make sense right after the first fight. Tony now would get killed
👣 -CSO- 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 Effort x Consistency Is Confidence 🌱
We aren't promoting Tony.
We know it all and the best about Tony is that his time has passed.
We are making badass edits, shorts, and videos about Tony Ferguson BECAUSE HE IS TONY FERGUSON.
He deserves to be known and respected.
He is one of those guys, where when God is making them, he is thinking of ascending a man infused with perseverance like the Devil.
To SHOOK the World, of the Power and Capability of God.
He is one of the men carrying the Lightweight Division on his back.
Everyone who likes fighting should know about "El Cucuy".
Because he is a terrifying mfking badass.
Ferguson, TKZ, and Frankie Edgar are the ones that come to kind of legends that got done dirty to promote other fighters. Pretty gross.
I don't understand the title? Tony Ferguson gets to do whatever he wants to do he can fight or not fight UFC is a business not a nanny service if Tony wants to fight they're gonna let him fight your problem is with Tony you wanna tell him not to fight it's not the U F C 's job to tell him not to fight
Even if he is washed and done with winning ways in the UFC, he is still a contracted fighter.WIth that in mind wouldn't it be logical for the UFC to try and get the most out of the Tony Ferguson name before he is gone from the company? I think the "passing of the torch" system is a great way to build up future contenders like a Paddy Pimblett the same way Anderson Silva passed the torch to Israel Adesanya.I wouldn't think a billion dollar company cares more about one fighter that's out the door than a fighter with a lot of potential, a win in this fight will do wonders for Paddy and make him way more popular than before.
Which is weird, he is one of the most unique and fan favourite fighters of all time, blades and shades.
I guess uncle Dana wanted value out of that 500k to show contract they gave Ferguson.
It’s not really the UFC’s decision. The athletic commission would need to step in or Tony would need to retire. The ufc is contractually obliged to offer fighters fights. I guess they could buy out his contract but the ufc doesn’t really do that.
We've seen this before with BJ Penn and Chuck Liddell.
6-8 years ago you couldn't fathom hearing the words "Tony submitted" or "Tony put to sleep"
Actually skipping this fight when I watch the card..after the Nate fight, hard to watch Tony anymore. Was my favorite active fighter for years, the managing of his career has been hell of a rollercoaster
My guy Lucas embraced his origins and pulled up in the track suit. Lucas Soprano
So how do you feel about Nate Diaz? I’m just curious.
I agree with the points you made. Everyone loves Tony. I honestly think he has a good chance against Paddy. But I agree Tony needs to be saved from himself for his future life beyond the cage. Everyone just wants the best for Tony. Retire and become a coach or open gyms and teach the martial arts.
Bro you kw if the ufc cuts him, he is just gonna sing to bkf. Or bellator.😢 he is gonna die on his shield sadly
Tony's wife was overheard saying "if he fights again I'm taking the kids to my sistas"
I don’t wanna see Tony fight again,I haven’t even seen his last 3 fights.
I don’t wanna see him die in the cage
How much does Tony earn per fight? Wonder if they are throwing him a big check and not just cutting him from the roster with no money making options.
I’m so happy Frankie Edgar finally retired. The UFC would’ve just kept tossing him in that octagon to get knocked out.
They should've just given him a retirement fight and have a rematch with Gaethje
They can’t force him to retire and Gaethje would beat him worse than their first fight
Gaethje nearly killed tony their first fight it would be even worse second time
Ferguson vs Gaethje would be the equivalent of taking Tony out back with a shotgun.
Gaethje would actually kill him this time. Tony would be dead on the canvas at the end of that fight.
Ur a psychopath 😂
Good take just like Nate Diaz vs Khazmat as an example
It’s sad how a young buck like paddy who has a long career ahead of him ducks all of the challenging fights and chooses a fucking old man who is closer to a vegetative state every fight at this point
These are the types of videos Lucas does best. He should stop with the predictions and stick to these
I love Tony and have been a huge fan for years but I think Tony should have quit after the Chandler fight and the UFC should have stopped him from competing after the Diaz fight, that fight was a mockery to Tony’s legacy, I don’t see Tony winning any fights in the future but say he beats Pimblett, where does that put Tony? Can Tony still make a run for the title? I don’t think Tony can beat any of the top 10 lightweights so why have him compete is he can’t even make a run for the title?? And no he can’t compete at Welterweight, those guys would eat him alive, he’s too small for them, best case scenario for Tony at this point is retiring after a win against Pimblett.
Tony has always been too tough for his own good. Gaejthe would've flatlined a lesser man, and Charles would've made them tap, but not Tony. The last time he looked sharp was the Chandler fight, going into the 2nd I think most people saw Tony taking the W. That was the last straw though, and that sucks, but it is what it is.
Couldn’t have said it better myself, absolutely disgusting by the UFC…I was already really worried for El Cucuy after his head was twitching the way it was in deep waters with Justin Gaethje. And that was ages ago, someone needs to save Tony from himself!
Dude Dana’s told him to retire…… what’s he supposed to do scold him like a child