10 Moments We Knew The Dream Was Over For Aging Fighters
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Tony shaking his head after Justin hit him with his 382nd bomb of the fight was the end for Tony.
That moment replays in my head everytime I close my eyes. Pure and utter heartbreak.
As a Tony fan watching that fight quickly turned into emotional torture...
This would have been my selection. He really looked like a wounded animal and it broke my heart. I was downright sad and scared when they announced his fight with Chandler.
Then Daruish Heel Hooking the life out of Tony was the End 2.0
if i remember correctly he shhok his head because his orbital was broken and he was having vision trouble
That picture of Tony in the thumbnail is just heartbreaking to me for some reason.
tony fans be sentimental af
@@letterkeys4440 yeah Tony fans are actually loyal unlike 97% of the MMA community
@@letterkeys4440
Nothing wrong with that
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So sensative🤣🐱
And they are STILL my boys
💯🤙
"Time waits for no man, not even a boogeyman"
Amazing line, well done
The TV Cable was the moment Tony's career died. The only way Tony can turn it around is by rematching and defeating that TV Cable.
I hate how true and not true this is.
Surprise me how this comment doesn’t have more likes…this is when I knew the dream was done
Dude. Don't seriously.
Tony's fall is a great example of how cruel and unforgiven this sport can be and BJ is a prime example of how one person struggles with letting something they love go
It's sad to see.
Watching Valentino Rossi(Moto Gp) hope for top 10s at the end of his career was BRUTAL.
Absolutely. 😢 Hurts even more when they are your fave fighters.
Some of the narratives in MMA were the secret sauce of why I became an enduring fan and not just a casual phase. That aspect of the sport caught me by surprise, how much there is to learn from it. Same reason we watch movies or listen to songs. MMA is just another art, and art is about what it means to be human. Sometimes silly, sometimes pretty deep stuff.
I’ll never forget the legend of El Cucuy 😢
He probably will
@@ravenholmmusicclub944 that’s just fucked up. Hopefully not.
The Gaethje fight was the end of Tony Ferguson’s reign as a contender, the Chandler KO and Diaz submission was just to cement the end of his career
And the worst part is Tony doesn't seem to understand that its time to retire. He flat-out refuses to retire, and this will inevitably result in more and more losses.
Looking at it in retrospect, he probably could've won that Gaethje fight if he'd chosen to grapple. Why he chose to stand and bang after the 2nd round when he was clearly losing the striking exchanges I'll never know.
@@alugificator he probably wouldn’t have been able to take him down, he relies on people taking him down to use his grappling like the Kevin lee fight, he did try an imanari roll
@@madgavin7568 he’s for sure gonna give BJ Penn a run for biggest ufc losing streak if he does that
@@SamuraiSilverhand I think his UFC contract will end before that happens. Assuming he loses all his next fights to end his contract, the UFC will not resign him at which point it'll be either retirement or competing in lesser leagues.
I knew Tony was aging but I thought he would fight Nate just like he did against Chandler in rd 1 but man that slapped me in the face like a stockton slap... Watching the fight was a nightmare even though it had a finish
@LexGraffitiNameRemo Maybe but it also could've been from that BRUTAL knockout. That kick woulda put down a small horse
@@the_auditor1017 I think it was an accumulation of Chandler's KO, Gaethje's beatdown, Oliveira's domination but most of it was because UFC didn't let Tony recover from his ko loss to Chandler cuz that was a heavy concussion he should have been medically suspended for 6 months and it looked like Tony did not wanna get punched by Nate he was turning around everytime Nate starts letting his hands go
That's a fixed fight bro
Tony looked like he was underwater in that fight, so stiff and slow. Nate didn't look great either but he at least looked himself because he's never been the most athletic fighter. Tony though was an absolute shell of his former self, a far cry from his prime years where he was so fast and explosive he was easily one of the best Lightweights in the division.
@@darktruthtelugu2429 shut up
It's unfortunate that BJ Penn's career dive took place during the start of the new era for the sport when it was growing and becoming more popular to a wider audience. Most of the comments are about Tony because he's more recent but watching BJ Penn destroy his legacy in a time span on 9 years was freaking brutal. It was a long drawn out, slow death. It happened at the worst time because now that is what most fans remember is him getting his ass kicked constantly but there was a time he was one of the most respected and scariest dudes in MMA.
The video of him being knocked out by a regular drunk guy was brutal. His fall from grace was hard to watch.
He will always be one of my personal GOATs. His championship lightweight run was most impressive and his earlier career was legendary.. His fall from grace and losing streak at the end was tough to see
I became an MMA fan right before Penn's fall from grace so that's what I remember personally seeing, but I don't think you have to worry about people Ike me thinking he's a bum. I may not have seen what he did for myself but "BJ Penn" is one of those names that's spoken with such obvious revenance that I realize he must have been pretty damn good at one point.
@@BiggieTrismegistus he was a savage. He won the championship off Matt Hughes then said F U yo the UFC and went and fought in Japan, at one point fighting a heavyweight Lyoto Machida in an openweight tournament
@@random__joe I've currently got a back and hip that are making it hard for me to work so I decided yesterday to finally check out UFC Fignt Pass. It sounds like you're telling me I should watch some BJ Penn fights.
Seeing the way Tony turned and ran from Nate hurt my soul. One of the greatest runs ever. Tony time to its time Tony 😔
Bummer
Unfortunately you're right let's just hope Tony heeds the advice (which I doubt he seems very stubborn).
Tony Ferguson the type of guy to have nightmares so his dreams are never over 🙌
That's a good one!
Tony Ferguson's the type of guy to drink a bottle of NyQuil and eat melatonin so he can fight Freddy Krueger for 15 rounds
Long long time ago, I can still remember
How El Cucuy used to make me smile
And I knew if he had his chance
That he could make those people dance
And maybe the division would be happy for a while
But the Gaethje fight made me shiver
And with every loss he was delivered
Chandler landed a front kick
I couldn't help but feel sick
I can't remember if I cried
When I saw Diaz roll off his side
Tony's neck was caught deep inside
The day the dream died
My dream is for the replies to continue my deeply weird tribute to Tony as American pie is a long song
I said bye bye Tony’s the type of guy
Trading shots, quite a lot, with blood in his eyes
Them lightweight boys all ran in his prime
Singing 249’s the day Tony died
249’s the day Tony died
@@LSAnatidae All I got is a chorus off the top of my head 😂
Aw man,. El cucuy died?? Loved it till that line
What’s with all the weird spacing? Lol
Seeing Tony in the Nate fight was insane. I think he still has effects from that Chandler ko.. it wasn't even 5 months. He kept turning his back to Nate and alot of his technique was Gone. Sad. Hope he stops.
MMA on Point just casually breaking hearts on a Tuesday afternoon.
GSP and Khabib knew when to retire
Nah. GSP would’ve kept going if not for Ulcerative Colitis. Khabib simply retired. That’s it.
@@jooyoungkang3858 on a promise to his Mother might I add, gotta respect a man who keeps his word.
@@IDKwhoIam25 what about the promise to Abdulmanap?
People don’t get it. This is a sport that’s fully based on momentum. You fight long enough and eventually you’ll decline and take a loss no matter how great you are. People shit on Khabib, but they really do that because they wanted to see him lose. Too many guys are long overdue to retire and fight just because of either money or their ego not wanting them to let go.
@@mvpmvp3861 it really depends, there are a few guys who retired near 48 on top, I can name you a few, but they are mostly from Asia, Africa.
It's the quality of your bones that plays and number of head injuries.
MMA on Point is always knocking Forest Griffin. Not in a "haha look at the loser" way but more like a "You're really sweet, but I already have a boyfriend" kinda way. The guy retired 19-7 with wins over Ortiz, Franklin, Rua and Jackson, was a champion, is a great ambassador of the sport and seems like a really nice dude.
Forrest Griffin is a legend of the sport and has two rightful spots in the UFC Hall of Fame.
Nobody will ever forget the "run forrest run" incident. Your name is forrest and your going to jump the cage and run like forrest gump?
Forrest was on roids his whole ufc career
@@mikeg103everyone's on steroids wtf is your point
@@TheHeisenBuldge this is simply not true
Thought Cain Velasquez and JDS would be on the list. Their falls were surreal given both looked unstoppable in their prime.
The trilogy match where JDS had his jaw broken in round 1 and continued to fight to the decision eating bombs the whole time was one of the craziest fights I had ever seen at the time. Still up there as one of the toughest displays of a champion level fighter
Bro Cain Velasquez was my favourite fighter back in the day. I feel like he had the potential to be the GOAT, but just couldn't stay injury free
@@stealthyturtles The shoulder injury JDS suffered in his Eagle FC fight was very ouch.
The sheer amount of damage JDS took in those fights, and how close together they were, had me not shocked he didn't look as good afterward
Tony's fall is one of the saddest stories in MMA. Still breaks my heart
“Number 1: Tony Ferguson”
Fans: 😢
I think Johnny's issue was the banning of IVs when USADA came in. It would explain his frequently missed weight cuts and why he seemed lethargic in his fights.
Also he bought himself a Texas BBQ restaurant and ate there all the time.
I agree with you but look who he fought in those times and look where those guys are now. All ranked inside the top 10 excwpt for Boetsch. He fought nobody but killers and he'll always be my favorite regardless what people say.
@@andyacklin boetsch/magny/thompson aren't killers
Same with Bj Penn even before the third fight he mentioned he wasn’t going to able to deal the loss of hydration.
@@nycitylifeandhistory have you seen Wonderboy fight... If he can keep the fight standing he's in the top 3 best strikers in UFC.
Championship Run Lawler beat people up so bad that he altered a lot of fighters' careers.
Ellenberger, Hendricks, MacDonald and Condit were never the same after him.
Lawler and Wanderlei Silva are 2 of my all time favourite fighters. Absolute mayhem and guaranteed total violence from bell to bell every fight.
I don't think he was the same after the Macdonald and Condit fights either. People might put it down to the knee injury and Woodley knockout, but those 5-round wars + age will wear down a dude.
@@alugificator that was Lawler's deal.
Every time he stepped into the ring, it was gonna be a dog fight. You can only do a few of those before your body gives out.
See the second match with Rory, where he won with the busted lip.
i have never been sad for any fighter as much as i have for tony ....that man deserve so much ..unfortunately , his time is over ....the sun has set on him ....i only wish he retires in good health ....good family and good finance ....
He had a great career, at this point he's taking damage for no reason. He should call it a day and enjoy what he has accomplished. If he continue fighting I wish him the best but just such unnecessary damage at this point
Always a massive fan of robbie lawler, his loss to bryan hurt so much 💔 and what hurts more, is that they are trying to feed him to other younger and hungrier fighters like bryan and ponzinibbio
"was" So because he loses you switch and you're not on his side anymore? Typical casual
@@teamkhabib7217 i did not swich, i am still a fan, stop making assumptions bro
@@hakr1298 I mean you did say I WAS a massive fan of lawler
@@samuelspeechley6580 yeah it was just a mistake, but i didn't mean it in that way, i'll always be a fan of him, what i didn't like is that the guy is calling me a casual and for literally nothing
@@teamkhabib7217 ALOE AKBARR BRUDDAH
To all people who thinks that GSP supposed to lose against Johny Hendricks, remember that he refused to do a drug test compared to GSP so still props to him. He bravely fought someone juiced up as he was accustomed to.
GSP ended his career on a high. Whereas Hendricks just faded away.
Hendricks deflated as soon as USADA came around.
GSP was likely juiced as well, but he got away with it so he gets all the benefit of the doubt.
@@madgavin7568 GSP juiced up ? That's why all his tests were negative yeah... Don't say me that everybody is on steroids cuz the guy who said this was also too.
@@strongstateofmind5420 Such a stupid argument. Usman's tests all came back negative, despite the fact he's sus as hell. As well as Costa's mind you and finally Hendricks, all of his tests came back negative. Fighters have found and know ways around testing, your argument is invalid.
To not even consider the possibility that GSP was on the juice is pure naivety bordering on fanboyism on your end.
The end on Matt Huges was when everyone got to find out what kind of dude he was during TUF.
What happened on TUF?
Yeah unfortunately the man whom the fans had loved for years; the chill and generally classy country-boy who manhandled opponents in the Octagon turned out was a bit of a bible thumping asshole.
@@BiggieTrismegistus Matt might think he’s Jesus.
@@iancarrey4123 knocks to the brain could do that to a guy
Recently rewatched his season of TUF and damn. When his team lost and he’d essentially verbally and physically abuse them afterwards?! That was difficult to watch.
I still have a hard time believing that someone that looked like Mark Ker can have anxiety attacks before a fight. Guy looked like a god walking amongst mortals
It's insane how f'ing human some humans are. One of the most successful guys I know in my field is one of the most liked guys I know, hilarious, nice, beautiful wife, new baby, and killed himself. Like Jesus Christ. THAT dude? Wtf does that mean for the rest of us?
World is a crazy place.
Funny how we as mma fans can love violence, KO's and all out war. But no real mma fan can get through this without shedding a tear 😭😭😭
“Time waits for no man, not even a boogeyman”
Naw you cant fucking do this to me😭😭😭😭😭😭
I appreciate that you didn't take anything away from magneys performance against Lawler Neil is a super tough and talented fighter who goes on runs but never gets the respect or opponents he deserves he's been around a lot longer than people realize
Its cause every time he gets two wins he drops a fight. His best run was in 2015 but since then the guy he hasn't been able to crack another 4 fight win streak which is something you need in a top heavy division like welterweight to get a crack the belt unless you're a huge draw
The spirit of Tony Ferguson never dies. Champ shit only forever!
This was a bitter sweet episode to watch; so many great fighters who meant so much to me who gave me so much enjoyment it’s hard to see them end their careers like this but also it’s nice to look back the great fights and their accomplishments; the only appropriate thing to say is thank you for the memories guys wish I could shake all of their hands and tell them that
There will never be another El Cucuy .. legend 🐐
Seeing Robbie on here breaks my heart and the reason I fell in love with mma seeing him lose to nick diaz than go on a tear to eventualyl come back to the ufc and get the belt was awesome and the amount of cte he has is probably unheard of it just sucks this is a reality of the sport we love.
His ascension was EPIC for me too. And his fights?! Jesus Christ. The absolute fucking WARS he went through? Dude is a living Slayer soundtrack.
Tony deserves all the respect of the killer he was at his peak. All the same, he ain't out there like he used to be...
Johny was my guy. He made me happy to be an MMA fan. I was always nervous to see him fight. Got to meet him in his barenuckle fight and he was a genuine, really nice guy despite what other people think or say. Nothing like the sport of MMA. I'll always love the sport of MMA but I've never felt the same as I did everytime Hendricks fought. Great times!!!
Great freaking video! much respect for all the fighting legends of the video, and also to all those who are not on it. Thank you for all the great moments u gave us legends
I will never forget that fight between Tony and Justin.. honestly I didnt know it was his decline until he fought Charles and got dominated, thats when I knew. To say I was bummed that Tony never fought Khabib is an understatement and im sure most of us El Cucuy fans will agree. Still, that man deserves all of the respect in the world. He fought anyone, whenever. He wouldnt sit there and wait for Khabib because he believed in himself and for that he is a legend. Love you Tony, 805 forever dogg
Good he didn't fight Khabib because his career would have ended there before Justin
@@m.r.a7992 nah it needed to happen one way or the other
When Chuck Liddell lost to Keith Jardine i knew....
🎯🎯🎯 Incredible closing words B!!!
Don't think any other statement coulda been better 🔥🔥🔥
Anderson Silva should have been on this list, with one or both of the weidman fights being when we knew the dream was over for him.
I think I was still holding out hope for Anderson until the Cannonier fight but, yeah, he should have been here.
I feel like you could put 100 fighters on the list... I think rather what this list is alluding to is the fighters that had the dream to become GOATS but couldn't because of aging? IDK but that's what it seems to me.
I think it was the second Weidman fight. The first you could argue that it was a fluke win; Silva was screwing around and got caught. Seeing him break his leg like that in the second bout convinced me it was over. That kind of leg break is tough for anyone to come back from but it becomes even more difficult when you're in your late 30s.
@@BiggieTrismegistus You have to give Weidman credit though because he was winning both fights against Silva before they ended. It wasn't like Silva was having his way and then he got unlucky, Weidman was putting it on him especially in the rematch when he almost KO'd Silva again albeit in the first round.
@@BiggieTrismegistus I recall this moment perfectly because me and my high-school buddies thought Silva was invincible. We all said "yeah that first fight was a fluke" etc. But after that second fight I just remember the collective soul crushing
Conor when he verbally attacked Poiriers wife in the ring and threatened to shoot the family
guys with muslim names couldn't stfu about Conor, not even for a minute nevermind for a long time.
I was fortunate enough to be there in person to see one of the last dominating performances and title defense by BJ Penn when he beat Diego Sanchez badly. I've been to many events and seen countless greats fight live but I can honestly say that I've never experienced a fighter entrance like BJ Penn. When that Hawaiian music hits the crowd goes nuts and you know you are witnessing a special fighter.
BRO THIS VID IS SOO GOOD! Made me remember all these great fighters
Mf he just posted this 💀
bro rlly flexing the log
Time flys my guy....been watching MMA for 20+yrs, it's sad to see the Greats go downhill
great video (as always) but I can't smash the like button because ya'll made me cry 😢
Tony Ferguson has been my biggest Inspiration since his fight against Pettis, had a knee surgery and fought after just 4-6 weeks and in the very first moment Pettis tried to smash that knee and Tony blood all over his face as usual still made Pettis Quit his corner had to call it off in the 2nd round I think Pettis broke his wrist or something but yeah...I was very weak and feeble ppl called me a hangar and struggled to have confidence to go to the gym but I went on Monday ever since thanks to Tony, God bless him and have become Strong now and just want to see him go out on a Win he deserve it 🙏
Great video as always really enjoyed it
That was a very fair analysis and a fantastic video overall. Well done sir!
Nice, I was feeling a little too happy today. Thanks for this timely upload
Tony 😭😭
I feel like a lot of us knew after the Gaethje fight he was done. For me his fight with Charles solidified that he was never going to make a full recovery out of getting another win. The division at both LW and WW is too stacked and moving too fast for him to ever get another W. I think even guys like Miller or Guida will give Tony problems.
When Tony faced Justin was when I truly felt like it was the beginning of the end for him. I could only imagine how demoralizing that loss was for him. It was really hard to watch. Sorta made me bitter towards Justin because he could’ve finished the fight multiple times but chose to keep it standing and just continued to dismantle an already battered Tony in front of the world. Insane amount of heart Tony has. Thanks for all the classics champ #CSO
I hope Tony spreads his wings and rides off into the sunset soon, he's done his fair share and more in the sport. That 12 fight win streak was legendary, he CRUSHED Pettis
How is this channel not at 1M subs yet? Ridiculous!
I appreciate this channels input
Jacaré Souza vs. Jack Hermansson was one of the clearest examples of this. The aging grappler-turned-puncher against what should've been a stylistic layup, and he somehow couldn't win.
The end of one of middleweight's most intimidating figures.
great music, quality content as always!
Tim Boetsch was actually a legit longtime top ten middleweight who had faced plenty of world class competition.
Robbie is hands down my favorite fighter. Still throwing down with bangers of fights.
The Kerr-Fujita fight was brutallity at its finest. Fujita was no slouch.
Rashad Evans is my favourite 145 pound title challenger
That’s the same thing I thought but then I also thought maybe he was saying ufc 145 and they accidentally left out the other word
Hold on I'm crying Bayliun 😭😂
It scares me that Tony sounded so confident after the Nate fight
I can't wait for the update videos.
"When everyone thought Tony was done"
"when we knew Tony was going to win the belt"
"times Tony killed men in the octagon"
Yikes
@@shrekshrek8307 Tony's beat down by Justin was so bad it effected his fanbase too...
"How Tony became president of the United States of America 🇺🇸 "
"How Tony saved earth 🌎 "
@@jamestoney6599 maybe it would be acceptable after the chandler fight. But dude just lost to fucking Nate Diaz
Till this day, the most legendary creature in the history of MMA is : 5th round Lawler.
The second one is : Father's plan Makhachev.
Brutal man... just brutal.
I love your channel 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tony suffered the perfect storm of mistakes/circumstances. The guy cut weight twice in a VERY short amount of time and it really took it out of him. He was slow, his timing was off...he didn't look anything like he had always been. He then took a career destroying amount of damage from Justin.....it was absolutely brutal. That was it for him....he tried to shake it off and pretend it didn't happen and rushed back too early and has just sustained more damage. That last fight with Nate was humiliating....Tony looked terrified of getting hit, he was terrified to engage.....and that just isn't Tony.
Fuck man I know, I wish more than anything that he just played the businessman and waited for Khabib. Just once don't be the samurai, play it safe, and defy destiny and it's plan to stop that fight. But he's Tony. He lived up to his crazy energy. Fuck man he could have lost against Khabib but who cares, that's the fight we all wanted. I still think his style would have been Khabib's biggest challenge too
2:04 Didn't expect the Paddy Pimblett cameo. Good one!
Hearing you call GSP the GOAT put a smile on my face.
People forget how big that Brian stann win was for wandy. Brian was considered a serious contender back in the day
Watching cowboy lose was rough for me. One of my all time favorite fighters
Soundtrack’s always fire 👌
With the music in the background, the tony part made me tear up
Amazing video
Another gem boys!
I was at a party this weekend and heart someone play Ben’s music lol
I love how Forrest testing positive for Xanax is mentioned in the same way as someone testing positive for PEDs. Having an anxiety problem is not something you need to rebuild your reputation from.
God I wish I was around for Tony's run I became a fan a few months before his fight against Dariush and I learned he was from Michigan and that he was a big 10th planet guy after I started training we have a photo of him in the locker room holding up the belt after his win over Kevin Lee in 2017 for the interim title guy is so inspirational but I hate to see what's happening to him
Tony the type of guy to break my heart😔
I didn’t wake up expecting to cry today
I think a lot of indicators and fights that showed how much these fighters were slowing down were left out but good vid!
For me when Carlos condits knee went out against woodley that was a tough one 😪 just knew he wouldn’t be the same after that. the wars with Diaz , GSP, Hendricks then Lawler just finally caught up with him
Sticks and Stones can't break my bones like you can and if I knew hate I'd call it love for you man
My goodness this is the most depressing vid in history 🥺😭
i’m scared to watch this even though i know it’s going to be a great video lol
Matt Hughes fought Gracie during his second title run. I remember that fight streak when Matt Hughes was thought to be the Pound for Pound best in the world. He beat Frank Trigg 2(first fight to be introduced into the Hall of Fame), crushed Gracie, and then beat BJ Penn. He seemed unbeatable at the time.
You can literally hear how much the narrator doesn’t want to talk about Tony’s decline. And I understand completely. I love Tony. And he was incredible. Always seemed to find a way to win. It’s so shit to see how it is now
I've never even set foot in he professional arena/ring and I knew it was too late for me. No money or any backing/help at all in my 20's and only recently got a job opportunity in my 30's, I'll probably just pass that dream to the next generation.
Tony’s career leaves an empty hole in my heart. I hate that , the khabib fight never happened. Tony was such a beast. Loved watching his fights
Griffin is a legend and a true "Rocky" figure. I actually bought and read his book and was blown away by how funny and intelligent he is.
I appreciate the sad music for this topic lol
Tony’s 26-8 is pretty good all things considered and his fight with Diaz was a bit suspicious imo but I guess the issue is that he’s age 38 now and probably won’t be scheduled for another fight till next year…
1 milli soon
Tony’s the type of guy to break our hearts just to condition our emotional fortitude.
Bittersweet video, but loved it.
I remember when chuck got flatlined by Rashad...scary and downright vicous. It was the end for his chin at that point
The heart of Tony is legendary.
Prime Tony will be one of the best Primes in UFC history. Crazy and Unbelievable.
Mark Kerr was a sad one: he looked invincible, like Worldwide P4P #1, then he was just gone.