Former UFC referee ‘Huge’ John McCarthy thinks Michael Chandler has lastly hit Tony Ferguson standing.
After sitting on the sidelines for 2 years ready for a struggle that by no means got here to fruition, Chandler returned to the Octagon at UFC 309 for a rematch with former light-weight world champion Charles Oliveira. Regardless of a valiant effort and an electrifying fifth spherical, Chandler got here up brief on the scorecards.
With the loss, Chandler has misplaced 4 of his final 5 beneath the UFC banner along with his solely win throughout that run coming towards Ferguson at UFC 274.
Wanting again on the ex-Bellator titleholder’s efficiency in MSG, McCarthy urged that Chandler’s profession is on a downward trajectory, much like that of ‘El Cucuy’ who infamously misplaced eight straight earlier than being proven the door earlier this 12 months.
“Michael Chandler has hit Tony Ferguson standing — simply being trustworthy … completely,” McCarthy mentioned in a current episode of his WEIGHING IN podcast with Josh Thomson. “Who’s he going to beat? He appeared gradual. You can’t look gradual within the light-weight division. You’re going to die, and he obtained outwrestled by a jiu-jitsu man” (h/t Sportskeeda).
The place does Michael Chandler go from right here?
The place Chandler goes from right here is anybody’s guess.
Sadly, ‘Iron’ wasted a big chunk of his time ready for a struggle with Conor McGregor that, in all truthfully, was by no means going to occur.
After all, that didn’t cease Chandler from calling out the Irishman following his newest loss, however we’ve obtained a sense the UFC gained’t be itching to e book McGregor anytime quickly after he was discovered answerable for the 2018 rape of a lady inside a Dublin lodge.
With a dropping file and rematches towards Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje unlikely, McCarthy doesn’t fairly know the place Chandler suits in one of many UFC’s most talent-rich divisions.
“Dustin [Poirier] doesn’t need to struggle him once more due to the identical issues that he f*cking ended up doing within the Oliveira struggle,” McCarthy mentioned. “Now I at all times sit there and say, ‘In case you’re not dishonest, you’re not making an attempt,’ however don’t sit there and f*cking inform me that he didn’t hit him to the again of the pinnacle.
“I don’t give a f*ck in case your fist is happening the opposite aspect of his ear when your forearm is hitting him to the again of the pinnacle, it’s the f*cking again of the pinnacle. … I’m not saying he’s obtained seven losses in a row (like Ferguson) — I’m saying he’s on the identical path as Tony Ferguson.”
