Kevin Lee: Tony Ferguson Could Have Lost a Lot of Fights During Current Win Streak
Tony Ferguson is a man who doesn’t lack for confidence.
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“Tony is super aggressive. That’s kind of what he relies on. Even though you say he’s won [nine] fights in a row, I look at a lot of them and say, he could have lost a lot of those,” Lee said on the UFC “Unfiltered” podcast. “He was getting getting his ass whooped by [Abel Trujillo], he was getting his ass whooped by [Rafael] dos Anjos….I do give Tony a whole lot of respect.
“He’s talking about training like a caveman. There’s a reason why cavemen are extinct, they don’t last too long. I don’t think he’s filled the holes in his game. I’m gonna go out there and show those holes. “
Ferguson owns notable victories over the likes of dos Anjos, Edson Barboza, Josh Thomson and Gleison Tibau, to name a few. Lee’s resume isn’t filled with as many well-known names, but a closer look reveals some impressive results. In recent fights, he handed Magmoded Mustafaev his first defeat in 12 outings, snapped Francisco Trinaldo’s seven-bout Octagon winning streak and choked out submission specialist Michael Chiesa.
Still, Ferguson has downplayed Lee’s skills and accomplishments leading up to their meeting at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Lee can only hope that his opponent’s overconfidence is more than just a front.
“That’s up to him. If he don’t want to, then he’s gonna see,” Lee said. “Because I’m taking it like the biggest fight of my life. I love easy money. I wish he wouldn’t [take me seriously].”
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