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Michael Chandler dislocated ring finger backstage before fight against Ferguson at UFC 274

Michael Chandler had a slight mishap when warming up for his fight against Tony Ferguson. Minutes before ‘Iron’ entered the Octagon opposite of ‘El Cucuy’ at UFC 274 on Saturday, he suffered a minor injury.

Chandler recently appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and showed off a now swollen ring finger on his left hand. He explained that it happened after drilling one more technique with his Sanford MMA teammate and training partner Demarques Jackson.

“I dislocated my [ring] finger about 20, 30 minutes before the fight blocking a kick,” said Chandler. “So I got to get that looked at.