PHOENIX – UFC president Dana White was impressed with Tony Ferguson despite his brutal knockout loss at UFC 274.
Ferguson (25-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) got off to a good start in his featured lightweight bout against Michael Chandler on Saturday at Footprint Center, dropping the former title challenger early. But just 17 seconds into Round 2, Ferguson was caught by a perfectly timed front kick that knocked him out cold.
The loss to Chandler (23-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC) marked Ferguson’s fourth straight, but White meant what he said when he previously claimed that Ferguson’s future with the company would not be in jeopardy if he lost at UFC 274.