Lightweight clash between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson in works

A light-weight bout between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson is within the works

It seems just like the UFC is working to arrange a struggle between lightweights, Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson.

In a current Fan Q&A session hosted by ESPN’s Laura Sanko, UFC President Dana White broke the information of the identical.

Whereas the bossman sounded pissed off concerning the reporters choosing up half-baked information, he did sound just like the struggle was near being made official.

Here’s what he needed to say:

“We’re him (Ferguson) vs Chandler. So there you go. Don’t lie and say it’s achieved after which managers are gonna begin calling and crying and…”

Chandler, is coming off an absolute barn burner towards Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. Regardless of taking place through. unanimous choice, he confirmed the guts of a warrior that night time.

He’s presently in a two-fight skid.

Tony Ferguson is in a rut now

Ferguson is presently within the worst type of his life. The previous interim light-weight champion hasn’t gained any of his final three fights and is coming off a one-sided unanimous choice loss towards Beneil Dariush at UFC 262.

At the moment ranked quantity 7 within the light-weight division, ‘El Cucuy’ shall be wanting ahead to getting out of the rut he’s in presently. He’ll quickly flip 38, come the twelfth of February.

Given the shape Ferguson is presently in, it is likely to be dangerous to throw him contained in the Octagon with somebody as explosive as Chandler. Nonetheless, one can by no means leap to conclusions with regards to the person from Oxnard.

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