At the press conference, looking at the confident Tony Ferguson, Xiao Yong laughed: "He is very strong, but the reason why he has won twelve consecutive victories and has not lost the game is only because he has not met me yet, this fight, he has no chance to win, whether it is standing or ground, I am stronger than him!" ”

In the face of Xiao Yong's slightly rampant speech, a reporter immediately asked: "Xiao, what do you think if you can really win the game, what means will you win?" ”

“KO！ I'm going to give you a knockout finish! It's not a submission, it's not a TKO, it's a knockout! ”

Xiao Yong announced his winning means in advance.

And Tony Ferguson, who was on the side, wondered in his heart, this guy was deliberately setting off smoke bombs?

You know, a knockout is a sign of finishing a fight on the feet!

Although Xiao Yong defeated Dustin Puvarir with a beautiful knockout in the last fight, Xiao Yong still used a lot of ground pressing throughout the match.

And for this competition, Xiao Yong had a short time to prepare.

Can he make a stylistic change?

The confident smile on Xiao Yong's face made Tony Ferguson a little confused!

In fact, although you can't do targeted training, you can still plan tactics in advance.

Just the day before the press conference, in the training ground, Xiao Yong and a group of coaches watched the game video together.

Unbeaten for six years and winning 12 in a row and the longest winning streak in the lightweight division, Tony Ferguson has shown a lot of quality in the fight.

The coaching staff, including Zheng Tiequan, watched the game together.

Zheng Tiequan looked at Xiao Yong and said, "In this game, I personally suggest that you focus on standing!" ”

Xiao Yong touched his chin and smiled while staring at Tony Ferguson on the screen: "You mean, that guy's opponent is Habib, and if I use takedowns and grappling, it will be more beneficial to him?" ”

Zheng Tiequan nodded and said, "That's right, that's it!" Although this guy is all-round, but this preparation is aimed at the side, it must be aimed at Khabib, in comparison, I am afraid that he has prepared more means of grappling in the lower position, although his standing is also first-class, but I think, your chance of victory is still greater! ”

"Moreover, compared to this guy's weird agility on the ground, he has been beaten many times in the standing game, and his head protection is obviously insufficient, which I think will become his weakness."

Xiao Yong looked at the rest of the coaches and agreed with Zheng Tiequan's opinion.

As a result, the stand-up finish game became a tactic unanimously recognized by Xiao Yong and the coaching staff!

At this time, Xiao Yong said it without concealment, because he knew very well that even if he said it, his opponent might not believe it.

Even if you believe it, it doesn't matter.

Although Tony Ferguson has excellent lower-ranking skills, on the other hand, in terms of wrestling, he is not particularly tough.

Even if you know the tactics, what can you do?

I'm going to fight you openly!

At the press conference, in the face of Xiao Yong's bold words.

All the media, Tony Ferguson, were skeptical.

After all, everyone knows that wrestling and suppression are Xiao Yong's best weapons.

So, immediately some media asked to confirm: "Shaw, do you mean, are you going to have a stand-up fight with Tony?" ”

"Yes, I'll beat him with my punches, legs, elbows, and knees!" Xiao Yong nodded very seriously!

The reporters looked at Tony Ferguson on the side, and Ferguson smiled: "I'm looking forward to Shaw's fight, I don't think he can beat me in terms of striking." You know, no one can knock me out, and no one has been able to do it since the beginning of my career! ”

In terms of striking, Tony Ferguson's biggest advantage is that he has a jaw of steel.

No matter how many heavy blows he has suffered, he has never been directly knocked out in his career.

So he didn't think Xiao Yong would be able to do this at all.

At the end of the press conference, although the smell of gunpowder was very strong, there was no fierce conflict.

In the end, Xiao Yong gave his three bottles of wine to Dana Bai.

Dana Bai took the drink and said with a smile: "You know, this guy's wine is selling very well now, I can just take it and drink a few glasses with my friends." Or we can try it now! ”

With that, Dana White opened the whiskey, had the glass brought to him, and poured drinks for himself and Tony Ferguson!

In this area, Dana Bai is more measured than Guan Huashan.

In the end, the press conference ended in a harmonious atmosphere.

But the media was enthusiastic about the competition!

"The first interim champion of the yellow race? Xiao Yong proudly knocked out Tony Ferguson! 》

"Yama from Huaxia, with a career-ending record, can he beat Daredevil Ferguson? 》

"Standing Battle, Xiao Yong or Release Tactical Smoke Bombs!" 》

"Temporary Match, Tony Ferguson and Xiao Yong will compete for the interim lightweight championship! 》

Whether it is in a beautiful country or in China, it has aroused heated discussions.

The interim championship is also a championship game.

Prior to this, the most outstanding result of the yellow race was that Zheng Zansheng, a player from the Kimchi Country, once challenged the featherweight king Jose Aldo.

Result: Failed the challenge!

After him, no yellow man has been able to touch the level of the championship game.

And this time, Xiao Yong conducted the Interim Champion Challenge!

In the kimchi country and the island country, Xiao Yong is unanimously bearish!

There is no way, Xiao Yong is basically in a state of complete public enemy in these two countries.

Even netizens from the two countries, who have always been at odds, have formed the same front!

"Haha, this Xiao Yong will be killed by Tony Ferguson!"

"I'm looking forward to him being submitted!"

"Still trying to beat Tony Ferguson on the feet? Impossible, he will definitely lose! ”

"What we two national players can't do, how can it be done by the Chinese?"

Compared with China, these two countries attach more importance to fighting.

The island nation, in particular, is actually a proper fighting powerhouse, whether it is boxing and kickboxing or MMA. There are a lot of players who have achieved results.

But none of them have achieved results in the UFC!

This also shows how fierce the competition is within the UFC.

Not to mention in China.

Netizens unanimously expressed their support for Xiao Yong.

Even followed by netizens from several countries on the Internet, they launched a fierce spray!

It's only a week, but it's been the announcement of the game.

The heat is instantly higher!

Continuously dominate the hot search in many countries!

This can also be seen that Xiao Yong's influence is getting higher and higher.

Race Day!

The venue was packed!

Now Xiao Yong's popularity in the beautiful country is also rising!

The style of the game, coupled with the weird knockout in the last fight, makes Xiao Yong the most unique existence among UFC fighters.

As the opening music sounded, Xiao Yong appeared.

Barvo's passionate roar was accompanied by the cheers of the audience.

made Xiao Yong's whole body burn.

He stared at Tony Ferguson opposite!

That's his favorite fighter ever!

And today, he will compete with Xiao Yong on the same stage.

Amid the cheers, Xiao Yong and Tony Ferguson both entered the iron cage!

The referee told some rules of the game, and then announced the start of the game, and the two sides slowly approached!

The competition is officially on!

Tony Ferguson stared at Xiao Yong's movements.

Keep your distance from each other!

He was surprised to find that Xiao Yong's hugging frame was relatively high!

That's right, compared to the hug he saw Xiao Yong before, this time, Xiao Yong's arm was raised a little higher than usual.

It really seems like it's going to fight him in a stand-up fight!

Tony Ferguson, suddenly got up and kicked in the middle of the middle, hitting Xiao Yong in the abdomen!

Xiao Yong quickly retreated!

Tony Ferguson's leg missed.

He frowned, a little incredulous!

Is this guy really going to fight me on the feet?

In fact, the reason why he used the leg method was actually to give Xiao Yong a flaw!

Because in the process of using the leg method, the legs are difficult to move, which is a great opportunity to hold and fall, but Xiao Yong faced his attack, just simply retreated and dodged, but did not carry out a grappling!

Xiao Yong had a smile on his face, if it was normal just now, he should indeed choose to hold and fall!

However, the tactics have been formulated, and he also released words before the game, so let's try to fight and stand first!

If the effect is really not good, then Xiao Yong may make adjustments in the middle of the game, and it will be too late then.

It's just that right now, Xiao Yong really plans to fight Tony Ferguson on the striking.

In the system space these days, Xiao Yong has experienced ultra-high-intensity stand-up battles every night!

with Pinnacle Michael Johnson and Dustin Powirill; The two strikers take turns training.

The two sides were in the octagonal cage and started a wandering trial.

Standing technique, in fact, in essence, is the control of distance!

The higher the level of the player, the more accurate the distance control.

For example, Connor McGregor has repeatedly staged a good show of extreme distance control, that is, the opponent's fist hit him in front of him, but he just couldn't hit it.

Xiao Yong's own standing level is actually a super high level.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to defeat Sitthichai in the first place.

It's just that more often than not, it's covered up by his tough takedowns and suppression.

Because Xiao Yong's arsenal is too comprehensive, and after coming to the UFC, the effect of using grappling will be better in a few fights, so in the eyes of the beautiful country audience, Xiao Yong is a fighter who is biased towards wrestling and ground.

Even in Tony Ferguson's eyes.

Both sides tried to attack their opponents, but they all failed.

This also represents the precision of distance control on both sides!

In the first half of the round, the two sides basically kept moving and distancing, doing false feints!

Look for the flaws in the other party.

Two minutes and fifty seconds into the round, Xiao Yong quickly approached, raised his leg and kicked, and the position was exactly Tony Ferguson's knee!

Even in the face of his former favorite player, Xiao Yong did not show any mercy!

"Smack!"

This time, in the face of Xiao Yong's rapid advance, Tony Ferguson did not completely dodge!

was kicked in the leg by Xiao Yong.

At the same time, he kicked the ground hard, jumped forward with one foot, and rushed straight to Xiao Yong's door with his right fist!

"Superman Punch! Tony Ferguson hit Superman after eating Xiao Yong's knee kick! Oops, I was dodged by Xiao Yong! The beautiful country commentator yelled excitedly.

The two sides have finally begun to fight in close quarters!

At this time, while Xiao Yong dodged Superman's punch in the field, his right hook had already hit Tony Ferguson's chin!

"Bang!"

A precise punch that hit the opponent directly in the face.

Tony Ferguson fell straight to the ground, but didn't lose consciousness.

Seeing this, Xiao Yong quickly stepped forward to pursue.

After falling to the ground, Tony Ferguson rolled back, stood up, and turned around at the same time as an elbow!

Xiao Yong, who was pursuing, quickly leaned back, and his sharp iron elbow brushed the tip of Xiao Yong's nose!

After a fight, Xiao Yong gained the upper hand.

Xiao Yong stared at Tony Ferguson in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly.

It's easier than expected!

The heavy punch just now hit it solidly.

However, the opponent's ability to resist attacks is really stronger than Xiao Yong expected.

Although he was knocked to the ground, he still quickly adjusted his state and counterattacked, if he hadn't reacted fast enough just now, he might have eaten an elbow!

In fact, Tony Ferguson's striking level cannot be said to be the top in the lightweight division.

This guy doesn't have adequate head protection, and he's been shaken by heavy blows from his opponents in many fights.

But this guy has a jaw like steel, and extremely tough toughness.

No matter what kind of heavy blows you encounter, you can quickly adjust and win the game.

The beautiful country commentator also laughed: "Haha, Tony was shaken again, we have seen this kind of scene in many games, but this guy can always adjust and win the game!" ”

Obviously, at this point they still didn't think Tony Ferguson was going to lose.

On the field, Tony Ferguson looked at Xiao Yong cautiously!

"Damn! This guy's fists are so heavy! ”

The punch just now, Tony Ferguson's eyes even darkened in an instant.

Although he has suffered heavy blows from his opponents many times, there are very few who can give him such a heavy blow at the beginning of the game!

The two sides approached again.

Xiao Yong raised his leg again, this time not with a knee kick, but with a low kick!

Tony Ferguson is a jab!

Both sides hit their opponents at the same time, but Tony Ferguson's fist hit Xiao Yong's hug!

And Xiao Yong kicked Tony Ferguson's calf solidly.

The power of the rage made Tony Ferguson feel intense pain!

This only inspired his ferocity, Tony Ferguson did not retreat but advanced, and stepped up to attack Xiao Yong!

"Bang bang bang!"

A fierce battle ensued between the two sides!

There are hits to each other.

"Bang!"

Xiao Yong's fist hit Tony Ferguson in the right eye!

With this punch, the corner of Tony Ferguson's eye was directly opened, and blood flowed down his cheek.

No one expected that just in the first round of the match, Tony Ferguson was opened to the corner of his eye.

At this time, Xiao Yong's heart was a little calm.

The opponent, stronger than expected!

Facing this once favorite boxer, he was actually a little reluctant to admit it, but Xiao Yong did feel this way.

Although Tony Ferguson also gave him a few punches, although Tony Ferguson's ability to resist striking is very strong, Xiao Yong can feel that compared to Dustin Poirir, or Michael Johnson in peak form, Tony Ferguson gives him very little standing pressure.

Compared to these two, Tony Ferguson did not do a good enough job of protecting his head.

In the process of fighting at close range, both speed and accuracy are a little unsightly.

"Why! Why are you so weak? ”

Xiao Yong spoke, his voice was a little low, containing anger!

This is a disappointment, originally I wanted to fight with the top players, but when it came to fighting, Xiao Yong found that the strength of the opponent was not as strong as he imagined.

Hearing Xiao Yong's questioning, Ferguson was furious and struggled to swing his fist and smash it at Xiao Yong.

The fist misses again!

Xiao Yong leaned back and flashed easily.

I think back to watching him play before.

Xiao Yong had a faint understanding in his heart.

He's old!

His fists are not as precise and sharp as before!

The opponent in front of him is 35 years old!

It's not at its peak anymore.

Although he maintains his winning streak, although he is about to challenge Habib.

However, it is undeniable that his state has declined to a great extent compared to before.

"Bang!"

Xiao Yong's counterattack hit Tony Ferguson again!

This time it's cheekbones!

With a series of heavy punches, Tony Ferguson was a little confused!

Xiao Yong lifted his knees and flipped his hips!

A high kick to the head!

"Bang!"

Tony Ferguson fended off Xiao Yong's attack.

Just then, the bell rang for the end of the first round.

Drop you Ferguson is covered in his blood.

The wound in the corner of the eye was bleeding constantly.

Comparatively speaking, Xiao Yong's state is much better.

It can be said that from the first round, Xiao Yong completely crushed his opponent.

Around the corner, Tony Ferguson gasped.

He never expected that Xiao Yong's standing level would give him a feeling that it was difficult to match.

"Tony, you'll have to find a way to hit him, you've got too few effective attacks! There are too few heavy hits! ”

Tony Ferguson's coach yelled.

But at this time, Tony Ferguson didn't listen at all.

He's in a trance!

Compared with the coach, Tony Ferguson, who was on the field, felt the gap between the two more clearly.

In the game just now, many punches, if he was a few years younger, he might be able to hit Xiao Yong, but just now, he could only eat Xiao Yong's heavy blows!

After more than ten years of fighting, he knows too well that he may not have a chance in this game.

For a moment, Tony Ferguson was a little dazed and a little sad!

The gold belt that has been chasing for a long time may never have a chance again in the face of this opponent.

Suddenly, he noticed Xiao Yong's eyes on the other side, fierce and fierce.

He recalled Xiao Yong's words just now!

"Why? Why are you so weak? ”

This sentence was stuck in his heart like a knife!

"I'm Daredevil Tony Ferguson! When will I ever be looked down upon like this? ”

Ferguson's eyes burned again!

Even if you have to lose! You have to bite off a piece of your opponent's meat, too!

Xiao Yong is very strong, stronger than everyone who has fought before, but it is such a game!

It made him even more excited!

The game restarted, and Tony Ferguson was covered in blood, but he was laughing.

Just like the classic scene cast in the octagonal cage back then.

"Shaw! If you want a championship! Then beat me! Let me see how strong you really are! ”

Tony Ferguson yelled at Xiao Yong!

Although the body is old, the fighting spirit is thrown in!

This veteran is bound to defend his last glory!