TONY FERGUSON's memories of the aftermath of his fight against Michael Chandler are very hazy. He still cannot recall the moments following the fight.
In May, the former interim lightweight champion was defeated by Chandler in round 2.
Tony Ferguson wanted to get back to the win column at UFC 274 on May
Ferguson was handed his fourth consecutive loss by Chandler thanks to a perfectly timed front kick.
This was Ferguson's first loss in his 14-year career.
The aftermath is still fresh in the minds of the former interim lightweight champion
Ferguson's opening round was not enough when Chandler, three-time Bellator champ at 155lb, caught him with a perfect-timed front kick.
He was consoled by his Ultimate Fighter team, and had a short conversation with Chuck Liddell, UFC Hall of Famer before being taken to the hospital.
SunSport reported that he said: "I'm going be real: After that fight, I don’t remember being on a stool."
"I don’t recall him raising his hand, and I don’t remember speaking to Coach Chuck [Liddell]".
"The only thing I can remember is that I was walking out, and I glanced at my coach to my right and it was like everything went in.
"I knew that I had lost and thought, 'F**k1. It went quickly, dude.
Chandler's loss was Ferguson's first cold defeat in his 14-year career.
Ferguson, while he credits Chandler for the strike, believes that his recklessness in a single-leg takedown was the reason he failed to land it.
El Cucuy stated that it was his fault. He was searching for an outside sweep single. I tried to lure him in by baiting him.
"And I didn't pay attention to his f***ing legs."
Ferguson says he didn't see the boxing- and wrestling-heavy Chandler giving a front kick up to the middle.
He said, "Who would have thought that he'd throw one of my kicks?"
"I checked all his kicks in the first round, and then I was tagging them up.
Tony Ferguson will attempt to win the fight against Li Jingliang at UFC 279.
"He literally went to a corner and was like, "F**k, there's only one part of mine that doesn't hurt. It's the bottom of my feet.
"Tony hit my with a few of these," he said, and then he mirrors me.
"I didn’t expect it, and I didn’t look for it. I wasn’t paying attention."
"I had a lot of s**t that didn’t make sense, but God works mysteriously." I don't ever question it."
Ferguson will attempt to end a four-fight streak in his return to the UFC welterweight division at UFC 279 Las Vegas.
The No.14-ranked Li Jingliang will welcome the future UFC Hall of Famer back to the 170lbs division.
Ferguson loves the match-up, and predicts a violent return of the win column. He said: "Li Jingliang at UFC 279. is going to have a hard time getting home."
