Michael Chandler vs Tony Ferguson | UFC In-Depth

Go in depth on this UFC 274 matchup which would later be considered one of the best knockout performances of 2022, when Michael Chandler secured a dramatic second-round front kick finish over opponent Tony Ferguson that would leave fans speechless.
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[@Fightconnoisseur96]

Ferguson's going on a 12-fight losing streak cause he realized that his winning streak made everyone else in the division feel unaccomplished. What a nice guy.

[@zhenya7992]

Not even a "Tony the type of guy"? Disrespect! Hope he finds peace tho, tbh.

[@laniasgamingworld3573]

Khabib said from the beginning that the beating he got from gaethje changed him and he will lose ! And fast forward he was right the beating Ferguson got from Gaethje changed him !

[@Fightconnoisseur96]

@@laniasgamingworld3573 I really don't think it's fair to pin someone's downfall on one fight. The REALITY of the situation is that Ferguson accumulated damage over and over again throughout his career, especially in life-and-death fights with Vannata, Pettis, Lee, etc. Beforehand. He also got older, and had injuries outside of the octagon.

[@Rome6601]

Exactly! Exactly bro perfect way to put it

[@DietrichGrimm]

If Ferguson touch you...what? 😂

[@JRF1004]

Man this was Tony’s fight to bounce back, he finally looked like the old Tony for a second, and then just got KO’ed outta nowhere and proceeded to look terrible against Nate

[@fanofmma100]

Prime Eddie Alvarez beats Prime Tony Ferguson

[@Legends]

Yeah knock-outs like that changes people's careers sadly 😢

[@Ivantheterrible81280]

That’s what every Tony fan says. You guys are delusional. He needed to retire years ago, now he’s just compiling permanent brain damage.

[@whyareyoureadingmyname5854]

I loved the knockout. He looked lifeless and his body just dropped and his soul went away, beautifully done by Chandler. You can tell it was a good knockout because Tony has been getting smoked since

[@zhenya7992]

@@whyareyoureadingmyname5854 good question

[@timoplays478]

They brought back the trauma, Tony coming back for one round and then chandler gorilla kicks the boogeyman into the shadow realm

[@wheatley9601]

Yeah el cucuy finally showed up but the chin wasn't the same anymore (tony probably still has a granite chin but he would've combat rolled after that front kick in his prime)

[@user-vo1gd5sk8n]

@@wheatley9601 💀💀💀

[@thunder7073]

​@Wheatley nah that kick would of ko'd anyone at 155

[@filmerwolf117]

One of the best first rounds of tony I've seen so far

[@shadyganley8877]

😂😂😂😂

[@stephenstuckey]

Huh? Where have u been brotha? Damn, Tony BEEEEEN around. Has had alot better performances than that. 1st rd or 3rd or 5th....whatever. It was nice to see Tony kinda back to his old self but other than clipping Chandler and barely droppin him for a milisecond(literally popped right back up)....he didnt really do much.

[@MRJTD99]

Doesn't matter

[@Nozylatten]

​@@MRJTD99 🙈👎

[@fanofmma100]

Prime Eddie Alvarez beats Prime Tony Ferguson

[@jeremiahfreitag5242]

I felt so bad for Tony. He dropped him in the 1st. Then BOOOOM

[@justagoose7741]

Gotta love that despite Chandler getting such a highlight KO, the fans still care much more about Tony. Not only is this comment section mostly focused on him, but even when they named Chandler the winner the crowd was chanting Tony's name. Legend.

[@DMTEntity88]

We are all DMT, we are all god, we are all one conciseness, you are me and I am you….I am not me, but everyone and everything, I am Jesus and I am Satan I am the universe itself I am one conciseness… It is all within our own minds!!!🙏❤️

[@donsq4306]

Because Tony is a really fun dude to have around atleast for me in the UFC. I also think it blows that his prime is gone and we were robbed from the Khabib fight. The Geathje fight was hurting me like no other fight. He almost finished geathje then got his brain smashed in for multiple rounds. He did well in this fight aswell until he got finished. I guess his best performance was against Oliveira.

[@fanofmma100]

Prime Eddie Alvarez beats Prime Tony Ferguson

[@justagoose7741]

@@fanofmma100 nah

[@justagoose7741]

@@DMTEntity88 mhm that's why they chanted his name during the fight and fight week as well im sure

[@StayPrimal]

Man it felt so bad to see Ferguson get knocked out like that

[@BasicEnglish1o1]

Actually, no. Ferguson ego defeated him.

[@Titanoooo]

It isn’t ego, it’s hunger Age is what stops him

[@shadyganley8877]

😂😂😂😂😂 no it didn't

[@lesnarbuiltthepyramids3788]

@@BasicEnglish1o1 bro what? What do you mean his ego? Stop watching psychology videos 🤦‍♂️

[@BasicEnglish1o1]

@@lesnarbuiltthepyramids3788 He's sleeping on his previous wins while fighting.

[@LastInvestor88]

Chandler is such a respectful fighter

[@TrEverEvoy]

😂

[@zulrrr]

not in the dustin fight lmaooo

[@manavsethi8243]

​@@IbrahimIbrahim-vu3zb5 backflips 🤷

[@Saintecathrine]

With 5 backflips when Tony legit looked dead? Yeah very respectful kid, because he didn’t punch Tony when e looked dead in the floor isn’t being respectful is literally doing the right thing

[@Lost_Hermetics]

​@@IbrahimIbrahim-vu3zb definitely a true gentleman from the beginning🎉

[@worldwolf9909]

One mistake and it's lights out, but hopefully it's not game over for Tony.

[@13lack13ird]

It's been game over for tony since gaethje

[@NoahCanFB]

He's 38, it's definitely over

[@goldfingershat]

I hope it’s game over let the man live

[@RustinChole]

@@IbrahimIbrahim-vu3zbnot only that. The psychotic break he had before Gaethje too. Couldn’t believe he was cleared to fight after that.

[@IbrahimIbrahim-vu3zb]

@@RustinChole Nate* also what was that psychotic break? What else happened before the JG fight? Yes, the Khabib fight got cancelled for the fifth time but what was it? Or is it the the Khabib fight getting cancelled is what was the psychotic break?

[@ossi2364]

This was sad af

[@GoodStuff1992]

im a chandler fan. this was great

[@afroperson7762]

Why?….why did I have to click this and see….Oh Tony 😢

[@shadyganley8877]

Oh Tony? 😂😂😂 slow down sally

[@ShaneSageG.CapriWolfMG425]

Pretty satisfying seeing it

[@anasshahid224]

That kick KO by Michael Chandler against Tony Ferguson was amazing 👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🦵

[@The_MTD]

That kick was nasty, damn🔥

[@Razear]

Even though Tony was on the decline, this KO was what really put Chandler on the map and propelled his career to the next level.

[@justagoose7741]

Uhh not really.....

[@A_Valeska]

For the causal fans yeah And don’t get mad and act childish for the word casual

[@shable1436]

Chandler is so nice you just want to hurt him😂

[@abhishekjha2769]

Almost finished charles, almost finished dustin,almost finished Gaethje the problems is almost with mike

[@forfs924]

He never nearly finish poirier lmao, not even close

[@abhishekjha2769]

@@forfs924 tht way he was not evn close to finish any of the mentioned,,,, thts y almost is written

[@dutchpackdior2178]

Never seen a downfall as bad as El cucuys 😢

[@rugger104]

A lot of guy’s have great chins for a while, but once they take their first major KO, the lights go out quickly after that.

[@rugger104]

He took a massive amount of punishment in the Gaethje fight-hard to recover from that type of beating

[@piotrmorawiec8408]

Johny Hendricks had a worse downfall when USADA came in

[@ckrdnasm]

@@rugger104 That is false, Tony was already bad after he had knee surgery, he seemed slower, but he faced 2 fighters who, being younger than him, were already in retirement. When fighting with Simpson the difference was seen. That injury was the one that brought his downfall

[@MATMAXOMG]

Tyron woodley

[@MIKE-TYTHON]

Should do these more they’d rack up views

[@shable1436]

Poor Tony, a costly DUI, and then UFC throws him under the bus while he's down by releasing the official ko of the ending of Tony's legacy.

[@crazypato3752]

Chandler vs Ferguson is like watching a bulldog vs a coyote bodywise.

[@johnnysfreeman8415]

That was the closest thing to a perfectly timed and executed shot, Chandler was razor sharp that night, realized Tony can't counter if he's out,I'd still like to see a rematch.💪⚡

[@LilWoppo]

Loved there sportsmanship

[@vincentjaime181]

You can hear how excited DC was for Tony when he wobbled Chandler. Even tho dc is khabib’s friend, It seems like he wants Tony to do well

[@YMRANAMENO]

Breaking news: Tony Ferguson is currently studying at Oxford

[@b.28]

Pain💔

[@ProducedbyPDot]

UFC Encore Series , revisiting fights with the whole build up wouldnt be a bad idea

[@anasshahid224]

Fr man

[@primeoptmmm]

That was great for him to commend him like that versus what we normally see with the crap talk. Priceless for the Youth

[@sofea4587]

Best of the Figthing

[@one4all885]

Chandler almost landed it on Dustin too.

[@duncanstrik8764]

Tony dropped and whobbled chandler in 1 round while poirier and gaethje got their ass beat by chandler in the first

[@the1abstrakt]

And Oliveria

[@CFH50]

And that means shit, who won again?

[@justagoose7741]

Tony had a very clear gameplan for this one, timed Chandler perfectly for everything he usually does. Took the element of surprise to catch him.

[@retiredtidepodeater3339]

Look at you Tony stans looking for moral victories. 😂

[@NotKimiRaikkonen]

Chandler drops every time anyone touches that chin. He got dropped by Oliviera...

[@iamclydieCS]

damn what a KO

[@GANGHOONYT]

Chandler be going crazy with his work out vids hella motivational

[@SomeOne-on6yf]

Its time for Tony to focus more on training Tony 2.0 than fighting himself

[@user-lt8nd8rc6y]

From best fighter to journeyman , what a journey of tony universe will be proud of him.

[@benzeltser9851]

This is probably the hardest strike ever thrown at 155

[@gamebred6995]

It wasn't that hard. Just well placed

[@Bromo_Sexual]

I hope Chandler fights smart against Conor and not stupid.

[@JamesDeCastro]

WHAT A MOMENT?!🙉🙆🏻‍♂️

[@GeneralProspecter]

This one left me shaking

[@doggosmeshyou9639]

The damage Tony has taken thru out his career is obviously taking a toll on his body

[@jordanslone88]

While DC was blabbing he missed the best front kick in the history of MMA

[@karelleet]

Hold on im crying brother..

[@Therealdrewdober]

Tony the type of guy to ankle pick an F150

[@shadyganley8877]

Crickets.

[@hengkeerr1917]

Hold on im sleeping brother

[@shadyganley8877]

Chandler wrecked Tony like Tony wreck's trucks.😂😂😂 "TOTALED"

[@BroFilmz_]

Tony was changed after the Justin fight but this ko was the icing on the cake

[@sofea4587]

🔥🔥

[@GroveStreet5]

Saddest moment of 2022

[@shadyganley8877]

😂😂😂😂😂 no it wasn't

[@bubba_good]

CM Punk getting robbed 2 fights in a row is way worse.

[@raydenshumock]

@@bubba_goodyea, I know

[@exuuuuuuu]

I'm reporting this

[@komic06]

Why did they pass that kid to Chandler? He wanted his son

[@Poatan.chama.]

Tony just testing our loyalty

[@Ar1AnX1x]

I never like Tony and this fight was insane from an entertainment standpoint but holy shit this fight was cursed, it was like watching the burial ceremony, specially after the knock out when they were announcing and Tony was looking at the camera

[@noverlanibadov6561]

💪

[@Shallowballow]

Ferguson u got this against green come on man

[@uliarahmat8288]

Kemenangan hoki... cuman kebetulan aja tendangan nya mengenai Ferguson...

[@scar_original]

Kick Off

[@ethandavies8073]

Tony Ferguson is the 1999 matrix….. just the glasses

[@Ternakdollar26]

❤❤❤

[@donsq4306]

No matther what Tony is my favorite fighter.

[@TROLL_FACE_00]

Tony Ferguson is the type of guy that can actually wear Peruvian Necktie.

[@ooDeviLoo]

Tony is emotion❤️

[@RiptideDVY]

Hello darkness my old friend

[@mattdeadlifts]

Chandler has that dog in him

[@berauenergi]

God nice

[@lehvv7134]

0:48 who let that man get that haircut

[@gat....]

It's time Tony😓hope Cucuy win againts Green

[@abhinavt8674]

@1:50 the joker laugh

[@ArashElcucuy]

El Cucuy Tony Ferguson 👊 It's Tony Time -CSO- 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽

[@34JOSH212]

Chandler 👊🏻🧿

[@pawandhiman6606]

Angel di Maria😂

[@electromagneticdave7552]

Hold on I'm cryin' bother

[@wrldw4r]

Chandler is training for a fight that won’t happen.

[@Meltymorty]

DC not even watching the fight whenever the knockout happens 😂😂😂

[@mayandecendent31]

Never was a fan of ferguson but felt bad how he got hurt hope he’s done for he’s family

[@cvblaylock]

Chandler is going to be nasty for Mcgregor.

[@stephenlee3450]

Yall think Chandler knows that's not his LMAO

[@alexanderdominguez666]

Greatest front kick to the face …. EVER done to el cacuey

[@NoahCanFB]

Tony was way past his prime for this one. Sure he landed a good punch, power is the last thing to go, but man his ability to take a shot is unfortunately gone

[@colinlucas7662]

That kick would've knocked anybody out.

[@Saintecathrine]

No it has nothing to do with that! It doesn’t work like that ! That kick landed right on his chin and look how powerful Chandler is, it would have knocked out a grizzly bear to.

[@zexter33]

About to call Dana myself and have this video Deleted 💯

[@ericyoutube77]

I miss old tony

[@jamespatient7438]

Pls don’t put the knockout right at the start!!

[@eagleman1542]

I'll never forget Tony's ears flapping after that kick; I thought those wings on his back portended his potential flight.

[@jamalparks5407]

Mannnnn gotta feel bad for Tony man that kick was sent straight directly from the shadow realm 😂 I know he don’t even remember getting kicked

[@plankmilk985]

in the end though, who got ankle picked?

[@duncanstrik8764]

Tony was fking mike up until the ko😮

[@shockwave1341]

Yeah man because tony took him down right ? Who ended on his back in round 1 and who ended on his face in round 2?

[@reidmcmorris50]

pain

[@theenutmartinez8222]

Tony is going to send it come back

[@ericyoutube77]

Prime tony was a beast, shame he’ll never get the belt now

[@JamesDeCastro]

This is why this is the Greatest Sport ever, only in the UFC!

[@TheBoatXT]

Tony 💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@raja_kong]

Who gonna tell him?

[@tarikccix1954]

Nah bro, Michael just started emoting 💀💀

[@user-nb2nu3jq7g]

Real

[@rick7401]

I know he got knocked out but this was the last time Tony looked like Tony.

[@shable1436]

Conor and Mike will fall through

[@jimmiblossom5650]

I love you Tony Ferguson forever worever happens the real cucuy never die

[@m3rl707]

Chandler is wasting his time waiting for McGregor to get off the juice. Wasted an entire year waiting when he couldve have like 2 fights

[@oguzri4487]

Khabib vs tony

[@YourHeartIsTheKey]

This and the Gaethje fight is when real men cry.

[@freecreatorsmusicgroup6647]

Chandler killed that niccuh

[@ericyoutube77]

It sucks that tony would never win the belt now