Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson welcomed the confirmation of his fight against MMA veteran Michael Chandler on the UFC 274 PPV, which also features Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje.

UFC 274 has become a lightweight showdown in the wake of this fight. Both Chandler and Ferguson had been lobbying for a fight against each other and teased it throughout the year. Now, as the bout has been confirmed, it has overjoyed ‘El Cucuy’.

“UFC 274 Ticket hype/sales your welcome-Champ 🕶 -CSO- 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 # 📈 # HODLMF’s 🥇,” Ferguson tweeted as soon as news of his fight broke out over the internet.

Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso was the first one to confirm the exciting three-round fight.

The UFC 274 PPV is going to be held at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The main event will see Brazilian submission artist Charles Oliveira enter the cage for his second consecutive title defense against Justin Gaethje. In his first title defense, he beat former UFC interim lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier, via third-round submission.

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Although Michael Chandler made an impressive knockout UFC debut against Dan Hooker, he has lost his last two fights- against ‘Do Bronx’ (UFC 262), and ‘The Highlight’ (UFC 268).

Michael Chandler promises to beat Tony Ferguson

Like most UFC fights, this bout has also seen a fair share of drama and banter before coming to fruition. In January, both fighters went back and forth on Twitter after an initial callout by ‘El Cucuy’, who thrashed ‘Iron’ for ducking him and calling out Conor McGregor instead.

Ferguson called Chandler his “bi**h” and it did not sit well with the former UFC title challenger, who replied respectfully, followed by a chilling warning.

“Oh Tony. There’s only a handful of guys in this game I truly respect…you’re one of them. Only because of your tenure, not your stature or your current presence in the division. I’ll beat you from bell to bell. Pray for a merciful ref. We shall see if this fight happens,” Chandler tweeted.

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Ferguson is also more or so on the same lines as Chandler with three consecutive losses against Charles Oliveira, Justin Gaethje, and Beneil Dariush. Before this skid, ‘El Cucuy’ had a 12-fight winning streak.

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