a recent episode<\/a> of the Joe Rogan Experience to discuss the eagerly-awaited matchup. He discussed the preparation he has been putting in with Ferguson to decode the Nurmagomedov riddle.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve been preparing for Khabib for a long time… We\u2019re always preparing for the worst-case scenario, and Khabib is the worst-case scenario,” Bravo said of his preparation with Ferguson. “He\u2019s probably the best ground-and-pounder wrestler ever, right?<\/p>\n
“This is the toughest challenge ever in MMA for 10th Planet, that’s for sure. I’m going to pull him [Khabib] into some uncharted territory, and that’s what I’ve been doing with Tony.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s sambo skillset has made him one of the most formidable opponents in MMA. However, Bravo believes Ferguson’s unorthodox approach will provide multiple threats to “The Eagle.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing with Khabib, Khabib is undefeated, no doubt one of the best fighters of all time,” Bravo said. “But you\u2019ve got to remember this too, there are a couple of Khabib fights\u2014 we\u2019ve watched all the Khabib fights\u2014where you don\u2019t see the classic Khabib. Like Gleison Tibau, that didn\u2019t go down like [expected]. There are some fights Khabib [looks human].<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can also look at the [Rafael] dos Anjos fight. He clearly won that but there were things he couldn\u2019t do that he could do with other people. He couldn\u2019t get past dos Anjos\u2019 guard. He wasn\u2019t that easy to take down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bravo then praised Ferguson for his wrestling ability, comparing it to that of Nurmagomedov’s recent opponent Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n
\u201cTony wrestled his whole goddamn life,” he said. “There\u2019s a light-year difference between Conor\u2019s wrestling and Tony\u2019s wrestling… Tony will throw D\u2019Arces standing and from all different angles, and while you\u2019re trying to take him down. So Khabib\u2019s got to worry about that.<\/p>\n
“I will promise you this, we’ve got all sorts of landmines waiting for him, traps,” Bravo added, hinting at the Ferguson gameplan. “We know where he wants to take the fight and there’s gonna be some traps there. All sorts of them and no one knows about them. We’re not talking about them, but we’ve been working on this for a while.”<\/p>\n
Do you think Tony Ferguson can overthrow Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 249?<\/p>\n
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