UFC 279 could have so easily been worse. Li Jingliang vs. Daniel Rodriguez may have been a dud, Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kevin Holland may have been a complete and utter route, but Nate Diaz and Tony Ferguson had the most entertaining bout possible on a night when they were both set up to lose badly—and that’s a good thing.
So, does the UFC still have a place for Ferguson if he can’t find a way to win a fight? Will Chimaev get forced to middleweight, or is there still some path to welterweight gold for the rising star?