{"id":467590,"date":"2023-01-13T14:28:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T22:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=467590"},"modified":"2023-01-13T14:28:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T22:28:56","slug":"michael-johnson-offers-tony-ferguson-a-rematch-lets-give-the-fans-what-they-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-johnson-offers-tony-ferguson-a-rematch-lets-give-the-fans-what-they-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Johnson offers Tony Ferguson a rematch: &#8220;Let&#8217;s give the fans what they want&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Michael Johnson is eyeing a rematch with Tony Ferguson next.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Menace&#8217; has been out of action since his clash with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/marc-diakiese\/\">Marc Diakiese<\/a> last month. In that outing, Johnson used his speed to outpoint the Brit en route to a unanimous decision victory. That win was the second in the lightweight&#8217;s last three outings, as he previously knocked out Alan Patrick that May.<\/p>\n<p>Since that time, the Sanford MMA product has been quiet as to a return. However, on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Menace155\/status\/1613908823453884417?s=20&amp;t=D235zhpO5A2jmhLyE2VHlA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, Johnson proposed an interesting fight for his return, and it&#8217;s with a familiar name. On social media, the lightweight called to face Tony Ferguson next.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Menace155\/status\/1613908823453884417?s=20&#038;t=D235zhpO5A2jmhLyE2VHlA<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yo @TonyFergusonXT not sure if you\u2019re still in the big game, but if so and you want to come back to 55 I\u2019ll give you a chance to redeem yourself. :sunglasses: or we can do it 170 also!! Let\u2019s give the fans what they want!!!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The two first faced off in May 2012 at UFC on Fox 3. In that outing, Johnson knocked Ferguson down several times en route to a unanimous decision victory. In true &#8216;El Cucuy&#8217; fashion, he was able to see the final bell despite being dominated.<\/p>\n<p>However, that fight was a bit of a turning point in the lightweight contender&#8217;s career. Following the loss to Johnson, Ferguson rattled off his historic 12-fight winning streak. In that process, he became interim champion and defeated names such as Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone, and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/kevin-lee\/\">Kevin Lee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Tony Ferguson is riding a five-fight losing streak, having been last defeated by <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/nate-diaz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nate Diaz<\/a> at UFC 279 in September. While he&#8217;s hit a bit of a rough patch, a possible rematch with Michael Johnson does offer the former champion a chance to reset.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of this callout? Do you want to see the rematch? Sound off in the comment section below PENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Michael Johnson is eyeing a rematch with Tony Ferguson next. &#8216;The Menace&#8217; has been out of action since his clash with Marc Diakiese last month. In that outing, Johnson used his speed to outpoint the Brit en route to a unanimous decision victory. 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