Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-08-03, not so interesting mma bout: Michael Chiesa vs Tony Ferguson gets two stars (check out our rankings of Best Mma Fights of 2024).The Ferguson vs Chiesa match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 3, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it was on the undercard of Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov – UFC on ABC 7 (also known as UFC Abu Dhabi). Watch the video and Rate this fight!
Michael Chiesa’s record
Tuf Winner Michael Chiesa Enter this fight with professional achievements 16-7-0 (62% completion rate) and he is ranked as the world’s number 42 welterweight.
His last win was against Neil Magny in 2021 (Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny), he then lost to Vicente Luque (Michael Chiesa vs Vicente Luque), for Sean Brady (Michael Chiesa vs Sean Brady) and Kevin Holland (Kevin Holland vs. Michael Chiesa).
Tony Ferguson’s record
His opponent, a 10th degree Planet Jiu-Jitsu (no-gi Bjj) black belt, Tuf 13 tournament winner and former UFC LW interim champion Tony Fergusonhas MMA record of 25-10-0 (80% completion percentage) and he entered as number 96 in the welterweight division
His last win was in 2019 when he faced Donald Cerrone (Tony Ferguson vs Donald Cerrone), after this match he lost seven consecutive matches, the most recent three being against Nate Diaz (Nate Diaz vs Tony Ferguson), Bobby Green (Tony Ferguson vs Bobby Green) and Paddy Pimblett (Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson).
If you want to watch Ferguson’s best matches, we recommend the 2016 4-star match, Tony Ferguson vs. Landon Vannatatwo matches ranked in the top 10 User Matches in 2015 and 2018, Tony Ferguson vs Edson Barboza And Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettisand four stars against Michael Chandler in 2022, Michael Chandler vs Tony Ferguson.
Battle Card
Here’s the full UFC on ABC 7 schedule (we’ll update after weigh-ins):
MAIN CARD (live on ABC / ESPN+)
Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
Marlon Vera vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Michael Chiesa vs Tony Ferguson
Mackenzie Dern vs Lupita Godinez
Joel Alvarez vs Elves Brener
PROJECTED CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+) Alonzo Menifield vs Azamat Murzakanov
Kaue Fernandes vs Mohammad Yahya
Shamil Gaziev vs Dontale Mayes
Guram Kutateladze vs Jordan Vucenic
Victoria Dudakova vs Sam Hughes
Jai Herbert vs Rolando Bedoya
Sedriques Dumas vs Denis Tiuliulin
Full match video / highlights
Here we will post some of the best videos of the Michael Chiesa vs Tony Ferguson fight right after the fight ended. If you have watched the whole fight, you can rate it at the end of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms like Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and are not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won the match between Chiesa and Ferguson?
Michael Chiesa defeated Tony Ferguson via rear-naked choke at 3:44, round 1.
Post-match interview
Hear from the winner or two fighters after their fight, here’s the UFC on ABC 7 post-fight interview with Michael Chiesa and Tony Ferguson.
