A loser of four consecutive fights, former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson finds himself in a must-win situation against welterweight veteran Li Jingliang at UFC 279.
Ferguson and ‘The Leech’ are set for co-main event honors on the September 10th pay-per-view, which needed some boosting given the lack of name value below Khamzat Chimaev and Nate Diaz. For Ferguson, he’s already switched camps and now is fighting at welterweight for the first time since winning The Ultimate Fighter back in 2013.
In an appearance on The MMA Hour, Chael Sonnen expressed his dislike for the fight, although it went in more of a direction of Ferguson’s opponent than Tony himself.