Joe Rogan says Tony Ferguson is ‘the scariest guy’ to fight at lightweight
Tony Ferguson is a tough matchup for anyone and UFC commentator Joe Rogan says he will be Khabib Nurmagomedov’s toughest fight to date.
Not only will “El Cucuy” be a tough matchup for Nurmagomedov, but Rogan also says he’s the boogeyman of the lightweight division and a nightmare matchup for anyone.
“Tony is the boogeyman. That nickname, ‘El Cucuy’, that’s the perfect nickname for that guy, he is terrifying,” Rogan said of Ferguson on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience (via BJPENN.com). “He never gets tired, everybody who fights him looks like they fell off a train, it’s crazy.
“I think Khabib vs Tony is the toughest fight of Khabib’s career, I really believe that. I think Tony Ferguson is a nightmare for anybody, especially right now. When you watch his fight with Anthony Pettis, when you watch how he busted up Donald Cerrone. I think Tony Ferguson is the scariest guy for anybody at 155 pounds to fight. He doesn’t get tired and he f***ing has bricks for hands. I had Josh Thomson in here the other day and he was saying that when Tony Ferguson grabs him, you can’t believe how big his hands are.”
“He’s a spooky dude. There’s something about him, like, he ain’t normal. He’s not a normal guy. He’s eccentric but in the good way, especially when it comes to being a fighter,” Rogan continued. “The two of them together [Khabib & Tony] — it’s an epic fight. But I would not be making any plans if I was Dana or if I was anybody else. I would not be making any plans, because Khabib can win that fight, but it’s not guaranteed. Ferguson can win that fight, too.”
Tony Ferguson is set to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 249 and is riding a 12-fight winning streak with wins over the likes of Rafael dos Anjos, Kevin Lee, Anthony Pettis, and Donald Cerrone. There is no question Ferguson is a tough matchup for everyone.
