MMA Twitter Reacts To Odd Pimblett-Ferguson Matchup

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Fight fans were thrown a bit of a curveball Friday night when Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White announced a lightweight matchup between Paddy Pimbl…


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Fight fans were thrown a bit of a curveball Friday night when Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White announced a lightweight matchup between Paddy Pimblett and Tony Ferguson for UFC 296 this coming December.

While Pimblett is one of the fastest-rising prospects in the sport today and Ferguson is an all-time fan favorite, the 155-pound matchup doesn’t make much sense at all. Pimblett is coming off his fourth-straight win to start his UFC career and Ferguson just lost his sixth in a row. “The Baddy” is a 28-year-old star on the rise while “El Cucuy” is turning 40 years old next February and clearly on the final legs of an illustrious career.

It’s unknown at this time what logic the promotion fell back on to book Pimblett vs. Ferguson, but it seems like a massive oversight. Some may even look at is as UFC trying to put “El Cucuy” out to pasture and build Pimblett’s stock, which didn’t sit too well with the MMA community after the UFC 296 booking was announced.

Check out some of the reaction below and let us know your thoughts as well: