UFC president Dana White revealed several UFC plans and announcements ahead of the UFC 234.
The UFC president talked with MMAJunkie in Melbourne, Australia UFC 234's main event and made several announcements. He talked about Daniel Cormier's agreement with UFC, who still has 3 more fights in Heavyweight division, and also named Tony Ferguson as the title shot deserving contender for the Lightweight championship.
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"Of course Tony deserves it. He's the No. 1 contender. He's the guy. That's the fight," - all but confirming Tony Ferguson as the next guy in line, be it in 6 months or 9 months down the road. Ferguson last fought on the same UFC 229 fight card that ended in controversy, a performance which earned him "Fight of the Night" honors."
White told MMAJunkie.