Michael Chandler's thrill ride through the UFC continued Saturday night with a stunningly violent front-kick knockout of Tony Ferguson during the main card of UFC 274, an event at Footprint Center in Phoenix headlined by a pair of title fights.
It wasn't an easy night for Chandler, though. He got floored by a Ferguson 1-2 early in Round 1, and even after Chandler blasted a takedown and took positional control later in the round, a Ferguson elbow from the bottom left a cut and major swelling under Chandler's right eye. In a wild round that had the fans roaring, Chandler landed some ground-and-pound damage.