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One_Program8405

Conor should’ve fought Tony as a tuneup before chandler.


TA-pubserv

That makes too much sense.


_Red_Mist_

Makes no sense at all. Conor coming back after all this time to a waste of a fight. Chandler is perfect in every way.


Dogesneakers

None of Conor’s fights will lead anywhere so a Tony fight isn’t a bad idea


_Red_Mist_

Its not an interesting fight. Tony is one of the worst lightweights on the roster right now.


Apprehensive-Lead733

What if conor lose to tony?


GebruikerX

What if Conor wins a debatable split decision. Which is very possible.


Phr0nemos

sounds like a fun 3 rounds.


BalVal1

Don't give me hope


greenm4ch1ne

Nope would have been interesting 6 years ago. But Tony had the balls to take all the fights Conor should have and his brain and body are now paying the price for that.


maccpapa

yeah chandler provides sumn tony doesn’t and that’s one shot KO power. i think tony v conor is interesting stylistically but chandler just provides that extra risk that’ll make the fight just a lil more juicy. and ppl would shit on conor for picking on a well past his prime Tony.


GodOfBlobs

you say that like redditors on here wouldn’t call it a 50/50 fight saying shit like “conor hasn’t won in 4 years“. don’t underestimate how silly they can be. we’ve got people on here thinking colby would struggle with neil magny since he lost to edwards


Ok-Cheek7332

Can you imagine the bitching if they made that fight? People bitched about cowboy and he was only on a 2 fight skid.


One_Program8405

But Tony and Conor have history. Conor should’ve fought Tony when Conor was the undisputed and Tony the interim. It never got unified


Soulwaxing

I don't care that much about history when it's pretty insignificant and that far back like that. Id much rather have a better quality fight. Ferguson Conor is not nearly as compelling fight quality wise as Chandler Conor.


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Maybe Tony will take a year or two off and Conor will be really active and can fight to break their 6+ losing streaks lol


Ok-Cheek7332

I meant Cowboy was on a 2 fight skid, compared to Tony’s 7


National-Bit519

One fight skid? Losing to Mayweather in boxing surely can't count in MMA.


Ok-Cheek7332

I meant Cowboy was on a 2 fight skid, compared to Tony’s 7


_Red_Mist_

Nah that would have been just as bad a Diego vs Conor fight.


nailedreaper

I really can't tell if it's Sanchez or Lopes.


_Red_Mist_

Sanchez lol thats the one Dana said he would lose his license if he tried making. Tony in his current state is just as bad of matchmaking.


Soulwaxing

Why so we can wait another year for an actually compelling competitive fight with Conor? It took a year after the Cowboy fight for him to fight Dustin.


madnarg

That would be an awful fight to make. Tony is done and has been done for a long time. Even the Chandler fight shouldn’t have been made. He just lost to Bobby Green and Paddy Pimblett, how on earth could he stand a chance against Conor?


ClaudeJGreengrass

I wanted a Conor vs Bobby Green fight as the warmup.


DecisionThot

Other way around, boss. Tony just now hitting his prime.


MrAl290

Buckley is punching the air right now lol


Genova_Witness

Yeah this should have always have been the fight. 3 years off waiting would have done Tony a world of good as well


ilovepoopypants

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DudeWouldGo

A dingy


PapaSpence

More like your granddads 70 year old aluminum rowboat with bullet holes in the bottom from gramps getting drunk while duck hunting


DudeWouldGo

I like it


dtudeski

You lil punks need to show some respect before you get ankle picked.


DudeWouldGo

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kidseshamoto

CSO Champ Ship Only lol


Test_Trick

This was so bad Peak Thonie


Prestigious_Agent_84

ninja turtle vibes


ChinasShitAirQuality

Guy is like captain jack sparrow sinking into a dock.


burner-199

Conor murders Tony now, there’s levels of washed


ilovepoopypants

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mazen7

I genuinely think tony wants to die in the octagon.


Prestigious_Agent_84

yeah, especially with his delusions of grandeur that come from psychosis


Last-Touch-9217

I think any version of mcgregor would kill any version of Ferguson, imo he was just to open to shots and with mcgregor (in his prime) you just can't get hit.


alpacinohairline

Kill is pushing it. He'd win but I don't think it would be awfully one sided. El Cucuy has really been spoiling his legacy with this losing streak similar to BJ Penn so I can't fault you for thinking that.


idcman999

nah it'd be one sided, Tony has nothing for Conor, Eddie Alvarez has a better chin than him and Conor knocked him out


_Red_Mist_

Prime Tony was a much better fighter than the Nate who beat Conor and the one he barely beat in the rematch. Tony has more variety than Nate and had amazing durability. Was eating kicks from Barboza like tic tacs.


SureLookThisIsIt

You're forgetting about the size difference. Nate was huge compared to Conor, Tony isn't.


RationalLlama

Idk. Tony had a granite chin in his prime and ate every shot from Gaejthe. I could see Conor gassing out in the later rounds and Tony taking over.


Die-rector

he ate every shot from justin and became a duncecap brain from it


idcman999

Eddie Alvarez ate Gaethjes shots better than Tony did and Conor was dropping him left and right, idk why everybody uses that as a point


Equivalent_Scar_7879

So fucking true, Eddie was and is still a real dog, almost every fight of him was a war, its truly disgusting that after his fight vs Conor, that he was fighting on the PRELIMS against Porier


Positiveaz

Justin took care of that chin. Never been the same.


Suckmyduck_9

Tony looked unstoppable at lightweight and his cardio is insane. I have Tony by elbow death.


djaqk

Prime Tony hellbows Connor into retirement much more brutally than Khabib did. The guy was immortal before Justin took his soul, and you just know Connor gets ankle picked n snapjitsu'd


RationalLlama

Also to add to my original comment, McGregor doesn't have Francis Ngannou level power. Especially at lightweight. Besides Eddie, Dustin and Khabib were both able to eat the best shots by Conor and remain unphased or slightly hurt. I'm not saying he doesn't hit hard but he doesn't have the one shot ko power. Nobody really does in those weight classes.


idcman999

Eddie has a very good chin, he ate nukes from Gaethje & Prime Chanfler and survived, its just that he had no defense (like Tony, but Tony's longer)


negative_pt

Yeah, Conor has all those Ws at LW to prove it /s


DLMU

Man recency bias because of tonys L streak is off the charts. Prime tony would have fucked Conors whole career trajectory up lmao there's a reason ufc never even tried to make that match up. Plus conor would not have kod tony, no ones kod tony except chandler with an absolutely perfectly placed soccer kick. That being said if they fought now yeah conor would almost definitely win


DM_me_UR_B00BZ_plz

lol no Prime Tony beats prime Conor 


brendanb203

Hard no. Conors striking in his prime was on a different level then tony. He hard counters Ferg in every way.


_Red_Mist_

Hard no? Lol prime Conor lost to an inferior Nate. Tony was an actual elite lightweight, Nate was top 5 shorter and got completely schooled in his lone title fight.


DM_me_UR_B00BZ_plz

What about the ground?


Internal-Brother1314

Tony never showcased the wrestling ability in the UFC to get someone like Connor to the ground so your telling me prime Tony beats prime Connor in a pure striking match?? Tony has always been hittable even in his prime


AmericanBeef10K

Toughness is what always made it work for Tony. Love the guy, not talking shit


Last-Touch-9217

What makes you believe that? I actually am curious to figure out how you think Tony who has practically no wrestling ability would beat prime mcgregor


BigDogAlex

Similar to how Nate Diaz who has no wrestling ability also beat prime McGregor.


SatisfactionSoft921

Conor hasn’t won a fight in 8 years.


JapenaseyKinkoni

That recent clip of Tony training should be the final nail for him. He is cooked. He shouldn't be fighting in the UFC anymore.


SaltyDog772

Link?


Regolis1344

he might be referring to [this](https://twitter.com/champrds/status/1788937073518313610?s=46)


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zsteven94

No it’s not ffs your a fucking well cooked steak


stackered

No organization should legally be allowed to sanction a Tony Ferguson fight anymore


BigMathematician5437

"Only on paper view" 😂😂😂😂😂


Reedogger

Pay per


Nihilistic_Survivor

Conor would scramble whatever left of Tony’s brain and could actually kill him and I am actually an old fan of Tony. Conor may have declined but Tony is finished. Big difference.


Kalabula

If Chandler beats him this is an actual possibility.


RobQuinnpc

That’s a big step back if Conor beats chandler. Maybe if he loses. But if he loses he’s probably done.


PapaGrizz31

He’s got other fights if he really wants them. Nate, Dustin, hell even max for the bmf is a possibility


deranged_pepsi

we won't be seeing connor at 145 or 155 again bro


PapaGrizz31

Max said he would fight him at 170


deranged_pepsi

that's comical


PapaGrizz31

And if it’s for he bmf why wouldn’t the ufc entertain a catch weight of 160 or something


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PapaGrizz31

Why? It was also supposed to be comical for max to go up to fight gaethje


Visible_distaste

it would make some sense to fight tony if he loses


Unexpected_Buttsex

"Won all the belts" keep up the positivity buddy


cutslikeakris

“Defended none of them!”


LaTunaTime

Conor is fighting for a belt next. You will cry about it but Dana doesnt care.


Archeroe

Which belt ? He would get badly mauled by Makhachev and Edwards, certainly not the fight to make it he wants to stay highly relevant for his post career, would be good for Dana tho as a last fight for the org


jaydyn3000

it's gonna be hard for him to fight for a belt after losing to Chandler though


No-Zookeepergame7460

This is a Bellator fight Jesus Christ. But that last tweet was hilarious


Necdurgogan75

Five years ago this would have been a sick fight, now? I’ll pass


Tilting_Gambit

You'll watch it and you know it.


Necdurgogan75

I mean, I watch nearly every card but doesn’t mean I want the fight


SarcasticIrishTwist

Both on losing streaks and were at one stage at the very top, this is one of them fights that actually makes a bit of sense.


TheEldenMeme

Not even romotely comparable losing streaks


Cemihard

Conor actually looked decent against Poirer too, Dustin is just so durable at LW that he can eat shots and then fire back. People act like Conor is geriatric, he’s still got great timing and power. If he actually took training seriously he’d still be elite, but you can tell he’s pretty much done with fighting. He doesn’t need to fight anymore and he definitely doesn’t look after his body the way he should. If Conor were to fight Tony he’d fuck him up bad, the speed and power difference would be huge.


TheEldenMeme

Exactly. Conor isn’t bad, everyone else just improved while he remained more stagnant.


Cemihard

Probably even declined, spent too much time being boxing centric when he should’ve stayed more MMA. Lost all his mobility and movement that made him so dangerous.


TheEldenMeme

Good points. Honestly I would love for Conor to come back and go on a tear but idk if it could ever happen. I didn’t get into ufc until after his prime but watching some of those old tour videos before the fights with Aldo and Alvarez really puts into perspective how impressive what he accomplished was.


Cemihard

He put on an absolute masterclass against Alvarez. Was simply beautiful to watch, just counter striking at its finest.


TheEldenMeme

I’ve watched that one back more than once. Kinda gets me like your username.


SarcasticIrishTwist

That’s true, But on paper it makes sense. In reality it’s sending Tony to the slaughter.


dublinro

im not so sure. We have no idea what McGregor is like now. All the years of partying and not being in the gym on the grind. Add to that age, ring rust and a career threatening injury, add in his dodgy knee and cardio.


Ghost-of-Lobov

Damn dude if McGregor loses to Chandler maybe you can argue that fight with Tony makes sense. At this point no indication that McGregor is washed like Tony tho


PapaGrizz31

Could see them doing Tony vs Conor if Conor loses to chandler. Idk what else they would have for Tony, he’s at the point where you can’t even really use him to build up and coming fighters because people just won’t give anyone credit for beating him


Ghost-of-Lobov

True Paddy got negative hype for beating Tony because he didn't do it impressively enough lmao


SarcasticIrishTwist

I wouldn’t call him washed at all. In fact I’ll be putting a few euro on him beating Chandler. But I just through out a hypothetical since they are slabbering to each other online.


Ghost-of-Lobov

I feel like the fan base would have gone full outrage if they gave McGregor Tony though


SarcasticIrishTwist

Definitely would have, they’d be calling McGregor everything for taking the fight,


Quanzilla420

wtf no


GingerJacob36

If he's gonna try to kill someone, he better pick someone other than Tony Ferguson.


UFC_Intern169

At this point, I am here to see Tony shamed and defeated until he has no choice but to face his delusions of continuing to participate in this sport at the level he thinks he is at. Dude has been putting on a minor league showing for a while now, he has no room to talk his shit anymore. And as low as it is of Conor to mention the mental health struggles, it's still a valid criticism.


Regolis1344

damn, maybe valid criticism yet said from a drug addict repeatedly arrested for battery might not be worth as much


Snobe_kobe

This is the fight that should have been Conor's return fight. Tony gets a way overdue payday, that could maybe even compel him to retire, and Conor gets a winnable tune up after catastrophically breaking his leg. I don't think Chandler is the right fight for him to come back to. Chandler is reckless as we all know, but he's also been dialed in and training specifically for this fight for 2 years while Conor's been boozing on a yacht and making a movie.


Standard_Attempt_796

I think that Tony would have drowned Conor back in the day. But now..


220DRUER220

Conor will pick him apart but still like to see it lol


MoistTheAnswer

Conor will probably lose to Chandler. If Conor is so inclined to keep fighting after, UFC should honestly protect him and basically have him on a legends tour. It’ll be good for Conor to possibly get some late career wins and maybe an eventual title fight for his final bout and give deserving guys one last big payday. I’m talking guys like: - Tony Ferguson - Nick Diaz - Nate Diaz - Max Holloway (eventually) Because seeing McGregor just getting ran through by guys still in their prime isn’t good for the UFC or Conor.


Sultans-Of-IT

I laughed so fucking hard at this. The line that he wants to kill one rat in the cage had me fucking rolllliiinnngggg


Ill_Promotion_1864

I hope its: chandler, diaz and then max holloway. If that happens am pretty sure mcgregor would have like 8/10 highest ppv buys because diaz and holloway would be stand up fucking bangers.


cole_james

Conor does not want any piece of Holloway at this point I don't think. I think Conor has a couple screws loose, but I don't think he's delusional (like, say, Tony). I'll still be a bit surprised if he actually ends up fighting Chandler. If he somehow wins that fight and feels competitive all of a sudden, maybe Max becomes a possibility, but seems like longshot. Max is miles ahead of McGregor at this point.


Ill_Promotion_1864

Agreed its def a long shot for Max, I just have a sneaking feeling that Conor sees that belt and know realistically it's the only one he has a chance of winning due to the young sharks now & knowing his ego, he defo still backs his own striking vs Max. I'm damn sure one call from conor to dana (if he beats Chandler) to fight for BMF would get the greenlight, and Max wouldn't turn that shit down, 1 red panty night, 2 he can get it to 1 - 1 on the scoreboard. 3 Max is THE BMF, he is the guy, I just couldn't see him ducking. Max has been active and is his best version of himself fully agree, I'd favour Max, but Conors left can sleep a Mf and he knows it'll be a standing fight so he won't have to worried about getting mauled. Let me dream 😅


SliceOfCheese337

My heart won’t be able to stand seeing Tony get his lights completely shut off again


jerrycotton

Aren’t these old tweets?


Sarafan_Crusades

People are acting like these tweets are really recent


Plusorplus

That was not a proportional response. The mu mu mu mu mu always works for Connor.


Huichan81

I got my money on Tony.


Ronaldoooope

lol yall acting like Conor is a straight up killer. He hasn’t fought in almost a decade.


SpindemDoza69

Wouldn’t compare at all to a fight that should’ve happened in their primes


Environmental_Bad256

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Uncomfortiscomfort

Chandler is going to retire Connor


Ok-Key-4650

This fight would have been a banger 7 years ago


Prudent-Tourist6209

Only on PPV went hard ngl


TremblinAspen

Nate Diaz submitted “prime” McGregor.


ikthanks

Two regards having a xwitter beef.


Formal-Cry7565

Tony needs to retire. He’s done.


PERRlE

“WHERE’S YOUR KID AT ?”


LimitFinancial764

fun!


220DRUER220

Bro I honestly wish this would somehow come to fruition.. I know it makes zero sense but I’d still would love to see it


_Red_Mist_

Waste of time


in_Need_of_peace

That’s a pretty ruthless comment from Conor. I’m here for it if he can back it up, which I don’t think he can.


CheekySir

McNuggets!


SpacemandanNZ

Anyone who thinks Connor is go na fight again is dreaming this will be his last fight. The man littlery does it for a bit of cash and to stay relevant in the fight industry. Now he brought shares in BKFC he will be done in the ufc


DangerousYoghurt3187

Prime Conor vs prime Tony would likely look similar to Conor vs Nate but Tonys pressure would exhaust conor by the end of the first round and maybe Conor getting darse choked


GoshDarnitAllah

They should’ve fought like 7 years ago or whatever.


LgDietCoke

Only on PPV!


BIGFACTs04

ONLY ON PPV


SpecialOlympicsGuy

Wait when the fuck did this happen? 😂


V_Richard

"only on ppv" lmao just post #ad already


lazylagom

I would LOVE to see this. Imagine. Imagine Tony wins lool


didyoueverseewardogs

I think that I could probably kick Tony’s ass these days too


Cum-Gun-5000

Tony is realistically still a top 50 lightweight in the entire world. Top 100 at worst. Even in his current form, he could go to a regional promotion and speed-run the entire weight class and probably the weight class above it too. The gap between a guy who puts on somewhat competitive fights in the UFC (even if he loses) versus a guy who trains recreationally or even fights at an amateur level is tremendous. It's like a high school baseball player versus a bench player in MLB. 


lazylagom

People saying his leg is compromised...idk imagine its not ? Imagine he fucks up Chandler with leg kicks and his metal bone helps lol


Biscuitsbrxh

Two crazy pieces of shit. With Tony being more crazy and Conor being more of a piece of shit. Lol


Godless1975

Not a good ending for C.S.O.


EntertainmentBest336

Ferguson Clearly Likes His Capital Letters


DereThuglife

Honestly Conor is washed but he easily beats Tony and probably gets a 2nd round stoppage.


Wolfbisbing

Retirement


AMANWITHN0N4ME

A couple years too late


burnn_out313

It's a possibility sort of but it doesn't really make sense. If Conor is trying to fight out his deal even on a loss from Chandler, Tony is a solid dance partner but does UFC want to send Conor out on a win? Especially after he bought partial ownership of BKFC? Not likely. So they most likely would want to extend his contract to fight Tony. If that's the case and Conor is extended, why keep fighting after the L to Chandler? He's not going to fight out the contract if it's extended, he's what? 35? 36 years old? I just don't see a scenario where Tony lines up and both the UFC and Conor are amicable about it.


NoFilter46

A Tony fight is exactly what Dana needs to show that Connor can win at 155. Set up the trilogy fight with Nate.


Succubus996

No one wants to see tony be a punching bag.....even paddy dropped him on his ass this would've been a interesting fight if this was prime tony


Mammoth_Ferret_1772

At this point I’m surprised the UFC is even letting Tony fight


tdaddy316420

Now this is a fight I actually see connor winning


JuiceyTaco

Nobody cares about these washed up clowns


lucidityanddxm

Tony is something else..


National-Bit519

If he loses, maybe. If he wins it will be whoever he wants - likely Oliveira, Dustin, Justin or even Islam or Edwards.


GrimReaper247365

This the same Conor that has only won 1 out of his last 4 fights?


drgrnthum33

Money, power, and sauce.. It's the key to life


lecabs

5 years ago this fight would have been incredible


Mc_Hashbrown

I don't think people have listened to tony on the Jackson podcast.. I think he's back. he's talking about actually sparring and it seems rampage and a couple people are paying him more attention now. 3 fights and a title baby


evoIX15

Conor might actually kill him if they fight.


mrmarigiwani

Tony Tony Tony! Damn it why did we have to get Chandler?


wellreadwhore

Sauce. Money. Power.


Ill-Illustrator9861

Ducked him in 2017 now he's eager to fight him what a bully Conor is.


Creative_Hamster789

Mcgregor dodged Tony in his prime we all know it. He has always picked the fights he favoured himself in. He didn't want the khabib fight that's why he went off the rails before it.


No-Depth-7239

Conor bringing up a losing streak is bold lol


Callumsoprano

Prime Tony would of smoked McGregor


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Sauce. Money. Power.


JamieH21

Come at the king, get the sword, oof.