Brendan Schaub doesn’t understand some of the backlash seen online about Tony Ferguson ’s next UFC fight. The former UFC interim lightweight champion returns on the final pay-per-view of 2023, where he takes on British star Paddy Pimblett at UFC 296 in Las Vegas. Many didn’t think this should’ve been the type of fight for Ferguson (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) next and saw it as the UFC trying to use Ferguson to bolster Pimblett’s (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) status in the promotion. While there might be some aspect to that, with Pimblett getting one of the most popular names in the division, Schaub actually thinks this was the way to for “El Cucuy.” “When this first got announced, a close friend of mine texted me saying, ‘It’s not announced yet, but I think they’re doing Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett,’ and I go, ‘Finally. Finally, Tony gets a winnable fight,’” Schaub said on his YouTube channel
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