‘Paddy does not seem to be that good’

Ben Askren thinks shedding to Paddy Pimblett ought to sign the tip for Tony Ferguson.

Ferguson (25-10 MMA, 15-8 UFC) suffered one more loss when he was dominated by Pimblett at UFC 296 lower than two weeks in the past. “El Cucuy” dropped his seventh straight combat, tying B.J. Penn for many consecutive losses in UFC historical past.

Askren doesn’t price Pimblett (21-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC) very extremely. So, if Ferguson is shedding to the rising star in decisive trend, Askren thinks it’s time he hangs up his gloves.

“He says he needs to maintain preventing,” Askren advised Middle Easy. “Is it a financial factor the place he must preserve preventing for cash? I don’t know, however Paddy doesn’t appear to be that good. He actually doesn’t. And Tony, he simply couldn’t get off his again. I don’t know what his plan was. He’s a wrestler. He grew up wrestling.

“He is aware of how you can rise up. That’s folkstyle wrestling, however he selected to simply be on his again for everything of the second and third spherical, proper? It’s like, dude, rise up. Perhaps even take him down. Paddy isn’t an elite wrestler. It’s best to have the ability to go get a takedown on this dude. Make it occur.”

Ferguson insists he’s not done yet. The 39-year-old took to social media to induce his followers to maintain the religion, regardless of many – including UFC CEO Dana White encouraging him to retire.

“His trajectory is so insane,” Askren added. “He was like, 13-0, or regardless of the hell he was for some time, and now he’s 0-7. It’s like, yeah, it’s essential be executed, buddy.”

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