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Michael Chandler Says He Wants Conor McGregor Fight at UFC 264

After a tumultuous few days surrounding the UFC 264 main event, Lightweight division contender Michael Chandler has put his name in the spotlight to face ‘The Notorious One’ Conor McGregor. McGregor recently said that the fight with Dustin Poirier was ‘off.’ This was due to Poirier making claims that Conor and his team had not … Read more

Michael Chandler on “Combat Sports Icon” Conor McGregor

If Michael Chandler is trying to charm his way into a fight with Conor McGregor? He’s seemingly going the right way about it. The contender to the UFC Lightweight title recently spoke to Helen Yee. Chandler discussed a number of topics during the interview, including the potential of a fight against The Notorious One himself … Read more

Michael Chandler Says He Expects Conor McGregor To Be His Next Fight

UFC Lightweight title contender Michael Chandler recently spoke to ESPN. The former Bellator fighter discussed a number of topics during the interview, including his upcoming UFC 262 Championship fight against Charles Oliveira. Chandler also talked about who he thinks he will be facing in the octagon for his first Championship defence, assuming he wins the … Read more

Justin Gaethje ‘Considering’ Leaving UFC After Title Fight Snub

UFC Lightweight fighter Justin Gaethje was originally expected to face Michael Chandler in his next fight. The former Interim Lightweight Champion lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov last year and has not been back in the octagon since. Reports indicated that Gaethje was in fact going to be the 1-0 (in the UFC) Chandler’s next bout. These … Read more

Khama Worthy – “I’d Knock Michael Chandler’s F*cking Head Off”

UFC Lightweight fighter Khama Worthy recently spoke to Fightful MMA. Worthy will be fighting this Saturday at UFC 260 against Jamie Mullarkey and Khama is currently 8/13 to win outright (according to SkyBet). The 155 pounder discussed a number of topics during the interview, including the upcoming Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler fight at UFC … Read more

Islam Makhachev – “I Don’t Agree With Chandler Getting Title Shot”

UFC Lightweight division fighter Islam Makhachev recently spoke to RT Sport. The 155 pounder discussed a number of topics during the interview, including the upcoming Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler fight at UFC 262. The bout at UFC 262 will determine a new Lightweight Champion; with former Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov having ‘officially’ retired over the … Read more

Justin Gaethje Reacts To Michael Chandler Getting Lightweight Title Bout

Justin Gaethje has taken to Twitter to discuss the now confirmed UFC 262 main event. The company confirmed yesterday that Michael Chandler will be taking on Charles Oliveira for the Vacant UFC Lightweight Championship in May. The fight was confirmed due to Khabib’s now ‘official’ retirement. UFC President Dana White and Khabib had been going … Read more

Michael Chandler Says That He Could Bring Khabib Out of Retirement

UFC fighter Michael Chandler recently spoke to MMA Fighting. The former Bellator great discussed a number of topics during the interview, including current, bur retired, Lightweight division Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Chandler said that he believes he could entice Khabib out of retirement, if given the time. ‘I think he’s got unfinished business,’ Chandler said regarding … Read more

Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler Being Planned By UFC

It has been reported that the UFC will be looking at a big Lightweight division fight in the coming month. ESPN correspondent Ariel Helwani mentioned on the DC & Helwani podcast that the company are looking at booking Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler. Chandler of course made his UFC debut back in January. The former … Read more

Michael Chandler Calls For UFC Dustin Poirier Fight

UFC fighter Michael Chandler made a statement in his debut fight for the company. The former Bellator great took out Dan Hooker via TKO in the first round of their fight at UFC 257 this past weekend. Following the fight, Chandler cut a ‘Ric Flair Like’ promo that saw him say he wants to challenge … Read more

Nate Diaz Rips Into UFC Lightweight Division

UFC Lightweight fighter Nate Diaz recently took to Twitter to rip into the company’s Lightweight division. Arguably the biggest star in the sport Conor McGregor was knocked out on Saturday night at UFC 257, at the hands of Dustin Poirier. Following the fight, Dustin Poirier said that he feels he should’ve been given the UFC … Read more

Michael Chandler – “I Promise You, I Can Beat Khabib”

UFC Lightweight fighter Michael Chandler made an impressive start to his UFC career this past weekend at UFC 257. ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler defeated Dan Hooker via TKO with a flurry of punches in the very first round. Following the fight, Chandler cut a Ric Flair inspired promo, saying that he is ready for all-comers in … Read more

Michael Chandler vs Dan Hooker – UFC 257 Fight Result

UFC 257 will be taking place tonight from the ETIHAD Arena in Abu Dhabi. The ’˜Notorious’ Conor McGregor will be facing Dustin Poirier in the main event of the night, with the winner of that bout likely to be included in a Lightweight Title fight next. Arguably the second biggest fight on the card saw … Read more

Michael Chandler Wants UFC 257 Win To Lead To McGregor/Poirier Fight

Tonight sees UFC host their first PPV event of 2021. Ending fight week, the massive card will be headlined by the Lightweight showdown between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier for UFC 257. Arguably the second biggest fight on the card will see Dan Hooker take on Michael Chandler. This is Chandler’s first appearance in the … Read more

UFC 257 – Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler Fight Preview

Tonight sees UFC host their first PPV event of 2021. Ending fight week, the massive card will be headlined by the Lightweight showdown between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier for UFC 257. Arguably the second biggest fight on the card will see Dan Hooker take on Michael Chandler. This is Chandler’s first appearance in the … Read more

Kenny Florian on Hooker vs Chandler – “This Is a Barnburner”

Former Mixed Martial Artist Kenny Florian recently discussed the upcoming UFC bout between Dan Hooker and Michael Chandler. That bout will be part of UFC 257 McGregor vs Poirier 2, which takes place January 24th from UFC Fight Island. “What is guaranteed is the fact that this fight is going to be ridiculous” Kenny Florian … Read more

Michael Chandler Talks Using The ‘Mike Tyson’ Strategy

UFC Lightweight star Michael Chandler will be entering the octagon at UFC 257 to face Dan Hooker. Appearing on the latest episode of UFC Unfiltered, Chandler would discuss how he prefers fighting taller opponents than himself. Chandler stands at 5′ 8″ and Hooker at 6′ 0″. “Brandon Girtz was a little bit shorter than me” Chandler … Read more