{"id":188,"date":"2022-09-22T17:33:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=188"},"modified":"2022-09-23T05:38:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T04:38:53","slug":"michael-chandler-gives-tony-ferguson-advice-after-losing-to-nate-diaz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/michael-chandler-gives-tony-ferguson-advice-after-losing-to-nate-diaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chandler gives Tony Ferguson advice after losing to Nate Diaz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Michael Chandler is worried about Tony Ferguson and thinks he needs a break after his latest loss.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Tony Ferguson fought at UFC 279 and lost via submission to Nate Diaz.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">Initially, &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; was scheduled to fight Li Jingliang, but following Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s missed weigh-in, the card was completely turned upside down.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_41596\"  width=\"696\" height=\"391\"  data-origwidth=\"696\" data-origheight=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LOY2LUTaNgA?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">After his loss, some fighters and analysts like Daniel Cormier called on Tony Ferguson to retire, but the latter is not ready yet.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">And Michael Chandler isn&#8217;t asking Ferguson to retire.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">He thinks that a fighter should have his free will without anyone intervening in his decision.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\"><span class=\"Q4iAWc\">But beyond that, the Missouri native thinks Tony Ferguson needs some rest and time off:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI never want to tell a man what to do with his career. I love Tony as a fan of what he&#8217;s done. He&#8217;s been an absolute, awesome joy to watch in all of his years in the UFC. Obviously, having the opportunity to compete against him was great. I wanted this opportunity, and it came along and worked out well for me. Like you said, against Nate he didn&#8217;t get knocked out, and honestly I&#8217;d say he won the fight in a lot of ways. I think if that fight had gone two more rounds and if he kept chewing on Nate&#8217;s front leg that fight would have been the scorecards and it wasn&#8217;t as dominant a win as a lot of people make it out to be. the way it ended, with Nate submitting it. I never want to tell a guy what to do, but I wish him the best. And now he needs to rest and enjoy his free time before making a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Chandler is worried about Tony Ferguson and thinks he needs a break after his latest loss. Tony Ferguson fought at UFC 279 and lost via submission to Nate Diaz. Initially, &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; was scheduled to fight Li Jingliang, but following Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s missed weigh-in, the card was completely turned upside down. 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