“Michael Chandler has hit Tony Ferguson status — just being honest … absolutely,” McCarthy said in a recent episode of his WEIGHING IN podcast with Josh Thomson. “Who’s he going to beat? He looked slow. You cannot look slow in the lightweight division. You’re going to die, and he got outwrestled by a jiu-jitsu guy” ( h/t Sportskeeda ).

Big' John McCarthy believes Michael Chandler might be in the same boat as the winless Tony Ferguson after suffering back-to-back losses at UFC 309.

Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) rallied late, but was dominated for the most part in his rematch with Charles Oliveira less than two weeks ago at UFC 309. Chandler has now lost four of his past five, with the lone win in that stretch coming in a knockout over the skidding Tony Ferguson at UFC 274.

Is Michael Chandler on the decline following his UFC 309 loss to Charles Oliveira? One MMA figure thinks he's hit Tony Ferguson status.

Instead, he just looked old, slow, and reminiscent of Tony Ferguson. “Michael Chandler has hit Tony Ferguson status, just being honest,” longtime referee “Big” John McCart

Former MMA referee John McCarthy did not mince his words when analyzing UFC lightweight Michael Chandler's latest setback inside the Octagon.