LAS VEGAS – Tony Ferguson doesn’t recall the immediate aftermath of being on the receiving end of Michael Chandler’s vicious front-kick knockout in May at UFC 274. He doesn’t remember being on the stool, or hearing Chandler announced as the winner, or being consoled by Chuck Liddell on his way out of the octagon.
It wasn’t until he exited Phoenix’s Footprint Center that things started to come into focus.
“I remember walking out towards the ambulance, and I was like, ‘Oh sh*t, yeah, you lost. F*ck,'” Ferguson (25-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at UFC 279 media day on Wednesday. “Went back to the drawing board for two months, started lifting heavy, because I knew what I was gonna do subconsciously.”
