Is this the most violent knockout of the year? Re-watch the epic fight here!

Can Michael Chandler repeat his front kick from hell against Dustin Poirier at UFC 281? Photo via Twitter (@TSN_Sports)

Next Saturday, top ranked lightweights Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier will clash in a featured bout at the main card of UFC 281.

Ahead of the fight, UFC put up Chandler’s spectacular war against Tony Ferguson on YouTube as a free fight.

Former interim champion Ferguson started the fight well with a knockdown and a bunch of good punches. However, in the first minute of round two, Chandler came back with a front kick from hell and finished the fight.

Check out the full bout below!

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UFC 281 – Official fight card

UFC 281 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The card is headlined by a middleweight title bout between champion Israel Adesanya and his kickboxing rival Alex Pereira.

In the co-main event we will see Carla Esparza defend her strawweight title against former champion Zhang Weili.

Main Card

• Middleweight title fight: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira
• Strawweight title fight: Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili
• Lightweight Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
• Bantamweight: Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez
• Lightweight: Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles

Prelims

• Lightweight: Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano
• Light heavyweight: Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
• Women’s flyweight: Erin Blanchfield vs. Molly McCann
• Middleweight: Wellington Turman vs. Andre Petroski

Early prelims

• Women’s strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
• Featherweight: Michael Trizano vs. Seung Woo Choi
• Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar
• Bantamweight: Montel Jackson vs. Julio Arce
• Light heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu

*Bout order and number of fights can change.

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