In Tony Ferguson Eddie Bravo and his 10th planet got their first UFC champion. Naturally Bravo continued working with Ferguson after he was rewarded the interim belt – after all the division is in an odd standstill with McGregor keeping his options open and the past problems in Tiramisu v Nurmagomedov.
Eddie Bravo recently spoke about the UFC lightweight title picture, saying that he believes Conor McGregor would actually be an easier match up than the one they have ahead of them in Khabib Nurmagomedov
Bravo told WFAN’s Outside the Cage podcast:
“Khabib will be the toughest guy in the lightweight division for a very long time, Conor would be an easier fight for Tony. Khabib’s going to be tough.”
“Nobody is doing what he’s doing with his ground and pound, with his takedowns, with his ground control, and his smashing. He’s the best, probably of all time, really. It’s a tall order, but most people are running from Khabib when they’re on the ground,” Bravo said. “They’re spending most of their time trying to get back up, trying to drag themselves up on the fence, and he just rides them and drags them down.
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“That’s a good strategy in certain situations. But we’re going to turn around and attack him,” he said. “We’re going to thank him for taking Tony down, and we’re going to throw some fire at him. It’s going to be different. No one has done that.
“I’m sure his defense is going to be tight. I’m sure he’s going to be studying rubber guard and all that, but we’re going to come there with fire,” he said. “We’re going to come right at him.”
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