UFC 249: The Casual’s Guide to Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson
Guys literally only want one thing and it’s fucking disgusting UFC 249 is expected to be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson for the UFC Lightweight Championship. With there now being 1,000,000+ members of this subreddit, there’s gotta be some new fans out there that don’t know the significance of this clash of titans. And seeing as I’ve been noticing a great few casuals roaming on here in the last couple of days, I think it’s time for a detailed explanation about why this fight is so big, and why Dana White is trying so hard to keep this fight alive even in the middle of a global pandemic. This is the casual’s guide to the HOW LONG MUST I WAIT fight of the millennium. Let’s start with a brief description of the two fighters in question: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV: UFC Lightweight Champion, 28–0 (MMA), 12–0 (UFC) You may know Khabib for being the Russian guy that beat the shit out of Conor McGregor, but he’s much more than that. The man is basically invincible as he’s never been in real adversity before, the guy doesn’t get tired, the guy doesn’t bleed, the guy has never lost a round let alone a fight (aside from one round against McGregor). He isn’t the best striker but he is a grappler of the absolute highest level and his constant pressure breaks guys usually before the end of the 1st round. His professional record, 28–0, is the highest active undefeated streak in the entire sport. It is the 4th highest undefeated streak of all time, but in terms of level of competition, no one else comes close to Khabib. The Winning Streak (2012 – present):
TONY FERGUSON: #1 Lightweight Contender, 25–3 (MMA), 15–1 (UFC) On the other hand, you have Tony Ferguson, an absolute nut-job in the most polite way I can put it (but also just a pretty weird guy in general). The guy is the opposite of Khabib in that he gets hurt or nearly finished in every fight, yet because of his sheer will and determination still manages to win anyway. Whereas Khabib is the type of guy to grind his opponents out and eventually get a submission win, Tony is one of the gnarliest finishers in the sport. Of his 15 fights in the promotion, only 5 have gone to decision, and he takes a piece of everyone’s face with him. Tony is also a high level pressure fighter with a nasty submission game to top it, he can bully you standing up and then once he’s got you shooting, your probably getting D’Arced. He’s not undefeated, but this isn’t boxing and that doesn’t matter in this sport. He is also currently riding a 12 fight winning streak, the same company streak Khabib is on right now. The Winning Streak (2013 – present):
Khabib & Tony’s last 8 opponents during/after fighting them So there you go, your up to date right? Wrong. WRONGIt would be great if this fight wasn’t frequently cited as the most cursed bout in combat sports history. This is the FIFTH time this fight has been scheduled, they’ve been trying to make this happen since 2015 and it has never taken place once. It’s important to show the ranks too as you gotta remember these guys weren’t always considered the two best Lightweights, and there weren’t a lot of people who even gave a shit about this fight up until about the third time it was put together
Which leads us to now, UFC 249 (2020): Khabib Nurmagomedov (C) vs. Tony Ferguson (#1) for the UFC Lightweight Championship. The two consensus greatest Lightweights on the planet, both on 12 fight winning streaks in the UFC, both among the top 10 Pound for Pound fighters in the world, and it’s likely to be cancelled again for the fifth time because of a ONCE IN A CENTURY PANDEMIC that coincidentally started having it’s first disclosed cases within a week of the fight’s announcement. Isn’t that nuts? Now you know how we feel. Kinda related but finally, If you look at about 40% of this sub’s flairs that read “How long must I wait? 2020 edition”, it is in reference to this fan-made promotional video that this lovely man re-uploaded to show us just HOW LONG… we’ve been waiting, give it a watch cause it’s phenomenal. (shoutout to the OG creator u/imherewiththewinner, wherever you are) And don’t even get me started on the Gods and sacrifices and all that shit, maybe another time (April 1st maybe? 👀). So there you have it, if you didn’t read the whole thing then how bout u go an fuck off my rundown then u peice of shit u think I need a stupid fuckwitt like u telling me about typing long who the fuck are u take your worthless casual ass and get the fuck out of here submitted by /u/Shmedota |
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