He was the grim reaper of LW for a long time, but actual top tier competition (#6 and higher) really exposed the flaws in his game. Gaethje kind of laid out the keys to beating Tony. Clean striking, patience, and not allowing him to use cardio as a weapon.
This is El Cucuy. This is who he was as a fighter. One of the all time greats. Hope we get to see him break the will of paddy with his quintessential El Cucuy style
@@KingLouie42013yeah definitely.. after tony tore his acl.. he looked abit slower than usual.. but his movement is still there just not fast as he use to be..
@@horseaphoenix1016 yeah but u think his instincts for striking would have kicked back in after taking the first few big shots being he had done it for years bro just got cursed in 2020 it goes to show a negative mindset can rlly affect ur whole life
@@Shallowballow Yeah he did have a lot going on in his personal life too, but I think his instincts did kick in, he just got outclased by Justin who is a phenomenal fighter as well. At the top level where those guys were being just a bit off in your prepwork can have catastrophic consequences. Hopefully Tony will find a win before retiring healthily.
lets not forget tony about to lose to paddy for the 7th time he got finished in 4 of those losses and he still needs some more cte shame on people who want to see him sacrifice his brain to the mma gods lol
