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Michael Chandler Wants to Fight Tony Ferguson on McGregor-Poirier UFC Card

Michael Chandler is hoping to make his UFC debut in January against Tony Ferguson but isn't interested in facing him this December at UFC 256.

"There is a 0 percent chance I'll fight Tony Ferguson in December," he told ESPN's Brett Okamoto. "And I 100 percent know he knew that because the UFC already told him that, and I've already said I'll see him in January. Now that we have Conor [McGregor] fighting Dustin [Poirier]—it looks like that fight will get booked on Jan. 23—they need a co-main event. Why wouldn't it be Chandler vs.