The red-hot lightweight puts his seven-fight win streak on the line when he meets Michael Johnson at UFC 197 on March 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Los Angeles Daily News initially reported the fight on Thursday.
Ferguson (20-3), of Costa Mesa, Calif., is 10-1 in the UFC, a run which started when he won The Ultimate Fighter 13. His only loss in that span was to Johnson, a decision at UFC on FOX 3 in New Jersey in 2012.
Since then, Ferguson has won seven straight, most recently his submission finish of Edson Barboza in a sensational bout on Dec.