Thank you for giving Tony the attention he deserves while it seems like the rest of the mma community has thrown him into the bin. He really is a legend.
Tony truly is once in a lifetime fighter. It's such a shame to see how the MMA community at large has such a short memory span and has thrown all his accomplishments in the trash.
cuz the people who claim to be fans are just here for the hype and leave, thats why UFC fighters are calling out the fans for being so shitty like not worrying about the fighter health and well being, making memes of every life struggle they have, and hoping back and forth as fans and shitting on people for a laugh at the detriment of the fighter. These people who put their life and health on the line should have respect from the audience but they dont, and the respect they get is 50/50 fake
too many casual fans, Tony was an animal threw out his entire career. always has been one of my favorite fighters, him and ghaetje's fight was heart breaking. like a changing of of guard, like the old version of the damage machine giving way to the new version of a violence generator. he's an animal but I think ghaethje and Tony need to fight again.
I still remember when the MMA community at large viewed Tony as a contender for P4P most scary fighter and greatest lightweight on the planet despite Khabib being around. It's shocking to see how everyone turned their backs on him.
Tony is the definition of a People’s Champ. Never boring, in or out of the cage. Entertains us with his suffering journey through hell. Unbreakable mentally. If someone deserves a lucky break in life, it’s Tony. He put in the work, blood, and tears.
Ironically, Tony's attempt to come back from his knee injury in 5 months serves as a cautionary example of the dangers of being too resilient to pain as it affected his athleticism which was a key component of his fighting style. If you watch his performance before the injury and his two fights after you can see that his performance diminished.
once again you've made me feel something, love, pain, sadness, hope, after all that's the aim right? this unusually set me emotions right off, tony ferguson is my absolute favourite fighter too. watching him lose breaks my heart, but watching him not give a fuck and carry on regardless of how bad it was makes me wanna lead an army in to battle. I am currently dealing with a long term injury that's slowly but surely getting better, its a sort of career ending injury if left unattended, so to me i have no choice but to carry on no matter the cost. i think that is why listening to you talk about martial arts and in particular tony ferguson, has led me to near tears, and also to write this comment right as i got home from work. i already watched your first tony video, and i'm grateful you made another one, first time so nice you had to do it twice. Thank you Mixed Martial Academic
Thanks so much for your awesome comment I love it. With regards to your injury, not sure if you mean career eneder it terms of sport, or literal career, but Im going to assume sport. just over 9 months ago I stress fractured both my tibias from running super high mileage and it was devestating to my life mate, I really feel your pain and the only thing I can say is, if physiotherapy is an option then commit to it fully, and stay postive through it all, I recently did an essay for my degree on sport psychology and injury - it really can not be stated enough that motivation and positivity are key indicators to a successful return to sport. As silly as it sounds, what that means in reality is, every single day work toward recovering your injury - Diet, exercises, and mindset. Really work on meditiation and mental exercises that can make you stronger and more positive. At the end of this my friend you will be more mentally resilient and ready to get back to it! I wish you the best and I feel your pain my man!
@@MixedMartialAcademic yes mate its a sport injury, ive been training MMA for nearly year now, ive always wanted to but never had the balls, now i do. ive fallen in love with it and have actually started to shape my life around it. Now all i want to do is fight, my goal is to become professional and make a living from it. the last 6-7 months ive been training with this injury trying to work around it as best i can, and the key really is to stay positive and keep going simply because there is no other option in my head, as i am no quitter. And actually the whole meditating and diet stuff you mentioned, i am trying to do those things as best i can with the discipline i posses, and so far it's been up and down, recently more so than not as i am finally kicking things in to gear with my progress, but compared to where i was less than a year ago, you wouldn't recognise me. Over weight, out of shape, drinking, smoking you name it. but the reason im doing that stuff is because of the book of 5 rings that i am now on my 2nd read of, and i got that book because of YOUR video, just thought you should know how much you can impact someones life by just making a video about something your passionate about. those stress fractures are no joke holy fuck, if it doesnt break you then it makes you, i am sorry to hear that none the less, im guessing the reason you are able to deliver such a speech about tonys injury and or mental resiliance itself is due to your own personal experience. And that i commend you fully. i will not disclose the injury because you never know who's watching ;) Keep up the videos man they really are a work of art and thankyou for such a lovely reply.
@@darktruthtelugu2429 that’s is a big factor no doubt, having good honest people around You is amazing for your mental health and mental toughness, it makes you more honest with yourself and accepting, which is a recipe for resilience and perseverance
Not only did he get stripped, but he also came back won in an impressive fashion and still got passed over for the title and interim. A true warrior and something tells me he is not done but man I miss seeing his training footage and fights. Such a legend who deserved more marketing and respect.
I wrestled with Tony in high school (different schools but we saw each other at tournaments). To see someone you know rise to the top is an awesome experience but to see their fall is even worse.
One of the only times I felt my heart break watching a fight was the Ferguson vs Gaethje interim match. That one was legitimately tough to watch and it's sad to see that he's just not the same anymore.
Probably will always be my favorite fighter. Dude has a way of pulling on my heartstrings like very few can, both inside and outside the cage. Forever an inspiration to the highest degree. Thanks for highlighting this so well. I still believe Khabib was only undefeated because he never met the real life Boogieman. Deep down he knew he couldn't break him like he broke everyone else
Yeah man, RU-vid just went ahead a said nope to my previous video, really hurt this channels growth getting age restircted. But upon rewatching it 6 months removed, I was like... man I could do this so much better!
Respect to you for doing Tony the service he richly deserves in your synopsis. He's still my fave UFC fighter of all time and was royally mistreated by the organisation 🙏
A lot of high level wrestler will avoid world class jiu jit su in the ground. Cain vs werdum, Gsp vs jake shield, askren vs maia. All of them avoid the ground game because one single mistake your the one who got submitted
I appreciate the respect and sensitivity you had in addressing his mental health episode. A full picture of his life and struggle can’t be made without addressing this.
Yeah the first time i made this video I left it out, and It kind of ate away at me, becuase in a lot of ways I feel bad bringing it up... but that really makes room for darkness to seep in and taint what the actualy story is!
Great video, thanks again for making this, i love this type of content! Wish you the best with the channel!!! Again i think i said this in the first video but sense Tony was such an inspiration to me i felt really bad for him and it was you who showed me that he doesn't care for it as much as i though so i should not feel bad.
Thanks again my man, glad to see you again mate! Hope you are doing well. You are me both in terms of Tony showing us that loss doesnt have to be a negative!
Tony is champ in my eye ,i will follow him well after his ufc carrer ,nothing will go in vain ,u inspire me dude u are the reason i belive pain is a figment of imagination
Wonderful tribute to one of my favorite fighters, Tony Ferguson. He’s always given us the fans an incredible show - both in and outside the cage. He deserves a lucky break.
For me, he is champion and he is up there with the top 3 lightweights of all time... Plus, he is a GOAT for me, interms of Authenticity and being himself... Just what you need!
Glad I found this channel. You and Napoleon Blownapart are making some of the best MMA content out there. Appreciate the work you put in your vids man can't wait for the next one.
Thanks so much! He is a great youtuber as well, perhaps one day I'll be up there with him! Glad you enjoyed and I look forward to seeing you in the next!
Only Tony can motivate me even when he loses. We wont see this in MMA again, once his gone his gone, i always appreciated watching him fight, he did it his way no matter what.
thank you for this. The people that knows know.. Tony's journey in UFC is both tragic and amazing. he was truly robbed of the legacy that a human of his calibre deserves. Tony's the type of guy to brush the horrible luck and politics that ended up watering down his accolades and career on paper. But the hardcore fight fans who where around for Tony's prime years will always have a massive appreciation and respect for this inspiring athlete. And we should pay the man back by keeping his legacy alive as one of the greatest warriors in history of fighting despite never getting to fulfill the traditional achievements of one.
I laughed like a maniac watching this. Got me up and moving. New found respect for Tony. Finding out a lot about myself and my mental fortitude as well. 26 years young and barely getting started. Learning from all my failures and finally able to accept them and grow. 26 years to finally become a man. Feels good to be alive. All glory to God 🙏 thank you for all the lessons you've put me through
Great video, man. Nice to see someone approach the conundrum of Tony Ferguson in a different way than others. I still love Tony, he's one of the few fighters that has that 'wow' factor that makes watching them almost transcendent, amazing, inspiring. I hate the way he's looked in the las few fights, seeing him lose his magic has been truly saddening. Still, he's truly unique, and that period he was that transcendent fighter was beautiful to experience. I'm glad I got to see it. And I'm glad I watched your video; you did a brilliant job of highlighting this aspect of the man. Liked and subbed. Keep up the good work, man.
Your narration, language, music. Everything. Have watched almost the channel in its entirety. Laughing and crying and trying to become a better person. Thank you SO much. Sharing with every single person I know. ❤
Thank you for thoughtfully covering his mental health episode. I have had one myself. We are all human and I think we need to have some gritty conversations about mental health in our culture.
Tony gave us great fights when he didn't have to. He never turned down a fight and even fought when everyone was under lockdown. Tony is still the Champ and will forever be the Camp 🏆
@@MixedMartialAcademic How Tony is handling his loss to Chandler (see his recent IG post) shows humility he hasn’t shown before. His mental strength is Goggins level, no doubt about it. Tony ain’t quitting until he’s cut from the UFC.
Just starting the vid but when his wife paused before saying "Tony Ferguson" she knew the operator would be like oh shit thats El Cucuy😆 Not a funny situation but that part was
People are acting like he has bean getting beat up since the Justin loss but really only Justin beat him up. The other guys just wrestled him all night. Wait till we see another striker face him. God willing, we will get some Tony Time bitches!
I discovered your channel when u had a little bit over 100 subs. I’m glad your starting to blow up. Knew it would be a matter of time. Can’t wait for more content!
I do remeber mate, it's weird how all the first hundred few subscribers stick in your head, especially the ones that actively commented back that like yourself! Thanks for being here again mate, hopefully unwards and upwards from here.
this is my favourite of all time. I always liked Tony, but the way you make him seem so relatable makes me absolutely love it. The whole thing, from the mystic and terrifying intro straight into the 80s music "its Tony time bitches" - an absolute piece of art. I demand more content from you as a fan of your work already
I’m working on it mate 🙌 almost got a cinema camera approved by Netflix purchased and then it’s on to discovering some fighters to make a story about in person! I got some good ideas though! Thank you for your compliments though sir!
I shed a few tears during that gaethje fight. Favorite fighter. Really wanted to see him win the undisputed title. He is a champ regardless. Legend Awesome video. You did an amazing job!
Its really sad that we saw right in front of us a man that literally gave up everything, even the possibility of walking normally for the rest of his life and went through a hell that most of us would never understand. He was tossed around and forgotten both by the MMA community and world. For me, he was the most human, he wore his heart on his sleeve, he persevered and he always came back fighting. He is truly a fighter in and outside the cage.
Tony is the definition of perseverance. Whether u like him or not I think we all can get a little inspiration from his constant drive thru the pain this world puts us through
Not sure how I have not found this channel before now…. I am truly thankful, inspired, and motivated! This channel needs to be spread all over the globe 🌎 And for what it is worth I take a huge deep breath knowing and learning that many others appreciate the career that Tony has created and is still working hard on! Under appreciated is an understatement and made feel very bad for Tony but this has allowed me to realize that I don’t need to feel bad for him bc his legacy along with his destiny is written in stone forever! Thank you for making these videos and I will share this channel with all my mates if you don’t mind! Much love to the world from Indiana, USA
his mental strength is being able to lie to himself and will himself through the hate he has for where he is in life professionally. Even the strongest person can have moments of self harm or harm to others. Im surprised we dont hear more about his difficulties. He will face a lot more as he ages. Hope he is ok
You're the best! Man It makes me so happy that people love this video. Your support is literally allowing me to keep on making these videos mate! Cory one on the way soon!
I'm new to this chanel and man this chanel is amazing. Totally unique and outstanding content. Please keep doing this, it's like poetry. I salute, respect and keep on the grind brother!!
I just met new friend outside after club party and he looks in face like Ferguson and I just watched again good old fights and wish he come back again with win