Charles Oliveira has praised former opponent Tony Ferguson because the latter continues to try to break his unlucky dropping streak within the promotion.
For years now, Tony Ferguson has been seen as a fan favourite. His legendary 12-fight win streak took him to the verge of a UFC light-weight title shot, and he was even in a position to win the interim belt. With that being stated, plenty of newer followers in all probability can’t keep in mind an excessive amount of about that.
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As a substitute, they deal with the damning statistic that he has misplaced eight fights in a row. That serves as a UFC document, with Ferguson refusing to stroll away from blended martial arts on the age of 40.
As talks flow into concerning ‘El Cucuy’ being gifted another struggle, his former opponent Charles Oliveira determined to chime in throughout a current interview.
Oliveira defends Ferguson
“He deserves all of the respect on the planet simply to be preventing nonetheless. He deserves a standing ovation for every thing he’s finished within the UFC,” Oliveira stated. “However I believe the UFC also needs to give him some assist. Put him in opposition to somebody [around his age] to allow them to placed on a present, and we applaud them.
“The man doesn’t wish to retire,” Oliveira continued. “So, why not get somebody with the identical vibe to placed on a giant struggle? That might be nice. However to place these younger children, children coming in hungry for consideration over a giant title like him, that’s a bit sophisticated. It sucks. The man is a sure age, and you set him in opposition to younger children to struggle him? That hurts him a bit bit.”
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