‘You got Dana White privilege’ – Tony Ferguson blasts Michael Chandler’s UFC 262 title shot

After a successful UFC debut in January, Michael Chandler immediately got the call from the company brass with a title shot offer. Four months…

By: Milan Ordoñez | 2 years ago
‘You got Dana White privilege’ – Tony Ferguson blasts Michael Chandler’s UFC 262 title shot
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After a successful UFC debut in January, Michael Chandler immediately got the call from the company brass with a title shot offer. Four months later, the former Bellator lightweight champion was slated to face Charles Oliveira for the vacant 155-pound title at UFC 262.

But not everyone is happy for “Iron” Michael, former interim champion Tony Ferguson being one of them. During the pre-fight press conference on Thursday, that two had this brief exchange that was punctuated by a quotable quote from “El Cucuy.”

Here’s the rough transcript.

Ferguson: You f—ng dodged me too, Chandler.

Chandler: That’s not true.

Ferguson: Every f—ng person out here except for this guy right here that’s sitting next to me (Charles Oliveira). I wanna be real, man. The other side, those other guys are f—ng losers. We’re over here on this side at the victory table.

Chandler: That’s not true, Tony. You could’ve fought me January 23rd and I would’ve done the same thing…

Ferguson: You f—ng said no, man. I wanna be real. You got this shit handed to you. You got Dana White privilege.

Chandler: Ohhh, Tony. Thanks, Dana!

Dana White: HAHAHAHAHAHA

Chandler did say that Ferguson was the top pick for his UFC debut but the matchup fizzled out because of a “mismanaged” situation.

Ferguson will now try to break a two-fight skid as he faces Beneil Dariush in the co-main event.

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Milan Ordoñez
Milan Ordoñez

Milan Ordoñez has been covering combat sports since 2012 and has been part of the Bloody Elbow staff since 2016. He’s also competed in amateur mixed martial arts and submission grappling tournaments.

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