hey guys in today's video i want to talk about interim lightweight title fight
ufc uh Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. I'm
gonna break down the fight and also talk about the ramifications they'll have in
the lightweight UFC division now i'm glad ufc is back ufc 249 went
down without a hitch it was a little bizarre watching it
without a live audience it kind of reminded me of one of those low-budget
martial art movies where they couldn't really afford to pay any
extras to sit in the audience so they just create some crazy story ideas as to the
reason why no one's actually watching the fight
"The videos for people at home prove that we have regained our honor."
Justin Gaethje is considered the most violent man in the most violent sport
while tony ferguson is known for his crazy cardio he doesn't let up and keeps
coming forward hell sometimes he doesn't even sit down
between rounds fireworks were expected and that's pretty much what we got
as far as the fight itself goes both ferguson and Gaethje are finishers
both the forward moving and aggressive and it's no surprise that this primarily
turned out to be a striking match although the betting odds gave the edge
to tony ferguson it was a pretty one-sided
affair with Gaethje out striking ferguson the entire fight
although one can argue that ferguson took the second round after he dropped
Gaethje with that massive uppercut but outside of that it was pretty much
all Gaethje the finish was certainly notable
as seen here Herb Deen seen enough and had to call a fight with ferguson still
standing.
so this sends any talk for now of khabib versus ferguson as if that were ever
going to happen let's face it that fight is cursed that
fight's been canceled a mind-blowing five times over the last five years
the latest cancellation had to do with the entire world shutting down
what about Gaethje? well it's nice to see that he wants the real title
Joe Rogan: "Gaethje, do you not want that on you why'd you just why'd you just throw that off?"
Gaethje: "I'll wait for the real one." he didn't even mention conor mcgregor
it's not the money fight he's after, but Khabib versus Gaethje is still a
money fight as that has the potential to be a
massive pay-per-view the man's cut from a different cloth
Gaethje: "Because i came in here to die i told mycoaches in the back you're not gonna
like it but i'm ready to die tonight and that's the mentality you have to
come in here with um it's not about winning or losing for me."
i think we've all seen this before. Rocky: "But to beat me,
he's going to have to kill me and to kill me
he's going to have to have the heart to stand in front of me
and to do that he's got to be willing to die himself."
so just in general anyone who fights khabib nurmagomedov
is at a clear disadvantage as far as wrestling is concerned but we have to
keep in mind Gaethje has started wrestling at 4 and
was a division 1 wrestler in college so he is far from being a slouch in that
department in fact he'd probably surprise quite a few guys
in the octagon if he didn't choose to rely so heavily on his aggressive
stand-up approach but that's kind of what makes him a fan
favorite as well as a major threat to anyone he's up against
that style has given him five fight of the night and four performance of the
night awards in his seven fights in the ufc
although having a spectacular start against michael johnson in the ufc in
2017 Gaethje dropped his next two bouts
against eddie alvarez and dustin poirier but ever since he just walked through
this next several opponents including james vick
edson barboza and fan favorite donald cowboy cerrone
and that takes us to the ferguson fight he's clearly shown growth as a fighter
and made mention of this calm calculated approach during the post-fight interview
with joe rogan Joe Rogan: "but you were more measured you were more
calculated tell me about that". Gaethje: "I have a world-class
coach i had to lose to change, you can't fix what's
not broken both times i lost i became complacent
because i was having so much fun and at this level you absolutely cannot
do that i was fighting the best in the world khabib is the best in the world i
was i've been working since i was four for
challenges like this and uh you know i'm happy to represent the
united states of america against dagestan
or russia's best he's 28-0 and there's no other challenge i want right now i
want to fight him." so what do you guys think about Justin
Gaethje? Do you think he's got a real shot against Khabib Nurmogomedov?
Probably a better shot than me pronouncing his name right.
Let me know in the comments below.