Michael Chandler has done a great job of establishing himself in the UFC's lightweight division ever since he came over from Bellator. He is currently expected to fight Tony Ferguson but that hasn't stopped him from dropping a truth bomb on Conor McGregor.

Michael Chandler is actually more worried about a matchup with Tony Ferguson than he is on Conor McGregor. The UFC lightweight believes Ferguson is a much harder puzzle to solve than the Irishman.

“I think Tony might be a tougher puzzle to solve just because inside, he’s less predictable,” UFC lightweight Chandler told Brendan Schaub on “Food Truck Diaries” via MMAJunkie. “Not that Conor is predictable – he’s a phenomenal athlete. But what you see with Conor is a lot of times what you get, and it’s a hard puzzle to solve, but once (you do) it’s much more predictable. I think Tony just brings that little bit of uncertainty at all times. Plus, his cardio never slows down.”

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The UFC lightweight contender is looking at his next move very strategically as he looks to get another UFC lightweight title shot. It's tricky to figure out if he would need to beat Tony Ferguson or Conor McGregor next.

“To get to the title shot, I don’t know,” the UFC lightweight said. “I think they’re both kind of similar,” Chandler said. “Obviously, you’ve got Conor coming back and you’ve got Tony, who’s got a couple of losses. But I have a couple of losses. Everybody’s got losses in the UFC.”