Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson returned to the Octagon after one year, against ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler at UFC 274. The former interim lightweight champion was aiming to send a statement after losing three straight bouts. Whereas, Chandler, after having back-to-back tough losses, was eyeing a win to stay relevant at 155lbs.

‘Iron’ Chandler not only made his return to the win column, but he also finished Tony Ferguson with the best front kick knockout of all time.

In an exciting bout that saw Tony Ferguson getting early success, Michael Chandler defeated ‘El Cucuy’ via a brutal knockout just 17 seconds into the second round.

Throwback to When Tony Ferguson Became the Interim UFC Lightweight Champion

With the win, Chandler improved his UFC record to 2-2 and his overall MMA record to 23-7; Ferguson faced his fourth consecutive defeat and slumped to 25-7.

The bout was a spectacle, provoking fans & fellow fighters to react to what transpired.

UFC community reacts to Michael Chandler vs. Tony Ferguson at UFC 274

The pivotal lightweight bout at UFC 274 (Chandler vs Ferguson) had the fight fans rolling their Twitter fingers and expressing their emotions.

Even the ‘Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment’ reacted to the fight. “Damn I’m watching from home and you can FEEL the mana and electricity for Chandler vs Ferguson right now thru the screen. Energy just came up in that arena. LFG boys!!! #UFC274”

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What’s next for Michael Chandler?

Interestingly, both fighters shared losses against the two guys fighting in the main event of the night, i.e., Charles Oliveira & Justin Gaethje. Thus, it would be interesting to see who prevails in that bout and whether the UFC tries to book the winner of the main event with Chandler, especially after such a spectacular performance against a game Tony Ferguson.

Chandler called out both the fighters in the main event with a blistering address that shook the arena. Fans were buzzing as ‘Iron’ made it clear that if he doesn’t get the championship bout, he wants ‘The Notorious.’

Given the way he secured the win and the way his bouts with Oliveira & Gaethje were both close and exciting, Chandler might get that ‘Dana White Privilege’ again.

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