{"id":226988,"date":"2017-03-09T09:07:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T17:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=226988"},"modified":"2017-04-14T14:00:58","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T21:00:58","slug":"eddie-alvarez-fight-off-table-michael-chiesa-calls-tony-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-chiesa\/eddie-alvarez-fight-off-table-michael-chiesa-calls-tony-ferguson\/","title":{"rendered":"With Eddie Alvarez fight off the table, Michael Chiesa calls out Tony Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seventh-ranked UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa has spent the last few weeks calling for a fight with former champion Eddie Alvarez. Unfortunately, Alvarez “dodged”<\/a> a fight with Chiesa, and instead signed on for a fight with fellow lightweight talent Dustin Poirier.<\/p>\n

With this desired Alvarez fight off the table, Chiesa now has his sights set on an even bigger fight. The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner is hoping for a bout with Tony Ferguson.<\/p>\n

A bit of context for this callout:<\/p>\n

Michael Chiesa and Tony Ferguson were briefly scheduled to fight back in 2016. Unfortunately, Chiesa was forced out of this planned showdown with an injury. From there, Ferguson defeated Lando Vannata and Rafael Dos Anjos, before being scheduled for an interim lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov \u2013 which was created in an effort to keep the division moving while undisputed champ Conor McGregor takes a break from competition.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Nurmagomedov was forced out of this bout with Ferguson on the eve of battle<\/a>, which left Ferguson without an opponent. Given that Nurmagomedov isn’t likely to return to some time \u2013 which means this bout isn’t likely to be rescheduled right away \u2013 Chiesa believes the time has come for another try at a bout with Ferguson.<\/p>\n

\"Tony<\/p>\n

The lightweight contender broke it all down on Wednesday’s edition of BJ Penn Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, I want to fight guys that are ranked around where I\u2019m at or ahead of me,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I\u2019ve got my sights set back on Tony. I\u2019m not looking for an easy fight. We all know, Tony Ferguson is about as tough of an out as you\u2019re going to get at 155 pounds. The guys no joke, he\u2019s on a nine-fight win-streak. But you know what? That\u2019s the last guy I was supposed to get scheduled against. To my understanding, Khabib Nurmagomedov is out indefinitely until he decides to come back. I don\u2019t know if Tony wants to sit around and wait for a title shot, or if he wants to finish unfinished business. Nothing but respect for the guy, he\u2019s a hell of a competitor, but I\u2019d love the chance to compete against him.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking way far ahead,\u201d Chiesa continued. \u201cI\u2019m looking for the title. I\u2019m looking for the fights that are gonna get me there. Those are the fights I\u2019m going to ask for first, and in my opinion, a fight with Ferguson, it doesn\u2019t seem that unrealistic to me. We were scheduled to fight each other before. If you look at the landscape of the division, it really doesn\u2019t seem too far off for the fight to make sense.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf [McGregor] moves on to fight Floyd [Mayweather], and Khabib is out indefinitely, why not me and Ferguson for the interim title? I was almost the man for the job when Ferguson didn\u2019t come to terms for the Khabib fight<\/a>. I was the guy that was going to fight Khabib! I\u2019m on the brink of breaking into these fights.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of this callout of Tony Ferguson from Michael Chiesa? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/9\/2017. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seventh-ranked UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa has spent the last few weeks calling for a fight with former champion Eddie Alvarez. Unfortunately, Alvarez “dodged” a fight with Chiesa, and instead signed on for a fight with fellow lightweight talent Dustin Poirier. 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