Michael Chandler News
Michael Chandler believes he's in title mix: "Everyone wants to see a rematch of me and Charles Oliveira"
Josh Evanoff - February 2, 2022
Michael Chandler is coming off of back-to-back losses. However, he doesn’t believe that he’s far away from receiving a title shot. ‘Iron’ is currently expected to fight Tony Ferguson later this year. A win over ‘El Cucuy’ would be a big one to stop a losing streak. However, many wouldn’t expect Chandler to earn a title shot with a win given his losing streak, and also that Ferguson is also on a losing streak.
The UFC is targeting a fight between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson
Jeffrey Walter - January 26, 2022
The UFC is targeting a lightweight fight between Michael Chandler and Tony Ferguson, according to Dana White. The UFC President announced the exciting news during today’s Fan Q&A session hosted by ESPN’s Laura Sanko.
Justin Gaethje shares surprising assessment of Michael Chandler fight: “I felt like that was kind of boring”
Harry Kettle - January 25, 2022
Justin Gaethje has revealed that in the midst of his fight against Michael Chandler, he felt like it was “boring”. Back at UFC 268, Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler put on a Fight of the Year contender that fans are unlikely to forget anytime soon. The two lightweights left everything they had out there in the Octagon and when it was all said and done, Gaethje was the one who had his hand raised in victory.
UFC NFTs sell out, Michael Chandler and Francis Ngannou cash out as biggest earners
Josh Evanoff - January 24, 2022
UFC announced last week that it was going to be launching its first round of NFTs, and it went about as well as it possibly could’ve. The promotion had the NFT drop set for the day following UFC 270. While fans were excited to see Francis Ngannou retain his heavyweight championship with a win over Ciryl Gane at the event, many fans were more excited about the promotion finally jumping into the world of Non-fungible tokens.
Michael Chandler responds to callout from Tony Ferguson: "I’ll beat you from bell to bell. Pray for a merciful ref"
Christopher Taylor - January 1, 2022
Michael Chandler has responded to Tony Ferguson after ‘El Cucuy’ accused him of delaying a upcoming ass whooping. Ferguson (25-6 MMA), the promotions former interim lightweight title holder, has not competed since suffering a lopsided decision loss to Beneil Dariush at May’s UFC 262 event.
Michael Chandler believes he'll rematch Justin Gaethje for the belt by the end of 2022
Cole Shelton - December 21, 2021
Michael Chandler believes he and Justin Gaethje will fight again. At UFC 268, Chandler and Gaethje fought in a highly-anticipated bout as many expected it to be a war. The fight ended up exceeding the hype as it was arguably the fight of the year but it was Gaethje winning by decision, this despite both men hurting each other in the contest.
Michael Chandler apologizes for being “a little too critical” of Dustin Poirier’s loss to Charles Oliviera
Susan Cox - December 21, 2021
Former UFC title challenger Michael Chandler has apologized for being a bit too critical of Dustin Poirier’s submission loss to Charles Oliveira. Poirier (28-7 MMA) and Oliveira (32-8 MMA) collided in the headliner of UFC 269 with the promotions lightweight world title up for grabs.
Michael Chandler suggests Dustin Poirier "quit" against Charles Oliveira at UFC 269
Christopher Taylor - December 12, 2021
Michael Chandler believes Dustin Poirier “quit” in his fight with UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira on Saturday night at UFC 269. Poirier (28-7 MMA) and Oliveira (32-8 MMA) collided in the headliner of tonight’s pay-per-view event in Las Vegas.
Michael Chandler comes to bat for Conor McGregor: “Anybody who discredits him because he’s lost fights is just either a casual or a Conor hater”
Adam D Martin - November 26, 2021
Michael Chandler defended Conor McGregor, saying “anybody who discredits him because he’s lost fights is just either a casual or a hater.” Chandler lost a decision in an all-out war to Justin Gaethje earlier this month at UFC 268, but just days later he was on social media calling out McGregor for his comeback fight next year. It appears McGregor is also interested in the matchup, and there is a very real possibility that we see this fight sometime next year. Speaking on the Bussin with the Boys podcast, Chandler explained why he is so intrigued by a fight against his rival McGregor.
Michael Chandler predicts Justin Gaethje will be the UFC lightweight champion by the middle of next year
Adam D Martin - November 17, 2021
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler predicts that Justin Gaethje will become the UFC lightweight champion by the middle of next year. Chandler and Gaethje just went toe-to-toe in an all-out war that took place on the UFC 268 main card. It was one of the best fights of the year, but at the end of the 15 minutes, it was Gaethje who got his hand raised by unanimous decision. “The Highlight” is now expected to fight for the UFC lightweight title in his next fight against the winner of UFC 269’s main event between the champion Charles Oliveira and top contender Dustin Poirier.
Michael Chandler 'quit' against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268, claims former opponent Will Brooks
Cole Shelton - November 15, 2021
Will Brooks, who fought and beat Michael Chandler twice in Bellator, believes “Iron” quit against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. Although Gaethje and Chandler went toe-to-toe for three rounds and it was “The Highlight” winning a decision. Despite the fact the fight went to the scorecards, Brooks believes Chandler quit in a sense he didn’t try to win in the third round. Instead, he thinks Chandler tried to make it entertaining so people didn’t care that he lost.
Miesha Tate says Michael Chandler needs to decide whether he wants to be “wildly entertaining” or a UFC champion
Harry Kettle - November 10, 2021
Miesha Tate believes that Michael Chandler needs to decide between being wildly entertaining and becoming a UFC champion. Ever since arriving in the UFC last year, Michael Chandler has provided fans with nothing but excitement. He kicked off 2021 with a nice finish over Dan Hooker and as a result of that, he went on to meet Charles Oliveira for the UFC lightweight title.
Michael Chandler calls out Conor McGregor, McGregor says "I'm down"
Adam D Martin - November 8, 2021
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler called out Conor McGregor, and McGregor replied by saying that “I’m down” to fight at some point. Chandler fought three hard rounds with Justin Gaethje at this past Saturday’s UFC 268 pay-per-view card. Although Chandler lost the unanimous decision on the judges’ scorecards, his stock arguably went up despite the loss just because it was such an incredible fight. Importantly, Chandler’s durability allowed him to stay in the fight despite Gaethje throwing everything that he had at him. It was an amazing fight and it looks like the performance of Chandler caught the eye of the sport’s biggest star in McGregor.
Justin Gaethje reacts following Fight of the Night war with Michael Chandler at UFC 268
Adam Martin - November 7, 2021
UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje reacted following his Fight of the Night war with Michael Chandler at Saturday’s UFC 268 card. Gaethje and Chandler went to war for 15 minutes in what was the best fight of the night at UFC 268. Both Gaethje and Chandler stool in the center of the Octagon and traded punches and kicks for three full rounds. Incredibly, both men had the toughness and durability to actually make it the distance even despite throwing everything including the kitchen sink at each other’s heads. It was an absolutely phenomenal fight, but at the end of the three rounds, it was Gaethje who got his hand raised by unanimous decision.
Michael Chandler reacts following loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 268
Christopher Taylor - November 6, 2021
Michael Chandler has reacted after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Justin Gaethje at tonight’s UFC 268 event in New York City. Chandler (22-7 MMA) had entered Saturday’s pay-per-view fight card with hopes of rebounding from his recent loss to Charles Oliveira. Prior to that setback, ‘Iron Mike’ was coming off a first round knockout victory over Dan Hooker in his Octagon debut.
Pros react to Justin Gaethje defeating Michael Chandler at UFC 268
Chris Taylor - November 6, 2021
The main card of tonight’s UFC 268 event was kicked off by a highly anticipated lightweight fight between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler. Gaethje (23-3 MMA), the promotions former interim lightweight champion, was returning to action for the first time in twelve months this evening at MSG. ‘The Highlight’ had last competed in October of 2020, where he suffered a submission loss to former lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Michael Chandler and Dana White seemingly dismiss the notion that Islam Makhachev could skip the line for a UFC title shot
Christopher Taylor - November 4, 2021
Dana White has seemingly dismissed the notion that Islam Makhachev could leapfrog Michael Chandler or Justin Gaethje in the UFC contender line. Makhachev (21-1 MMA) improved his current win streak to nine in a row at last weekend’s UFC 267 event, earning a dominant technical submission victory over Dan Hooker in the very first round.
UFC 268 | Pro fighters make their picks for Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler
Cole Shelton - November 4, 2021
Opening up UFC 268 from Madison Square Garden, Justin Gaethje takes on Michael Chandler which promises to be fireworks for however long it lasts. Heading into the fight, Gaethje is a -210 favorite while the former Bellator champ is a +175 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros lean towards Gaethje getting it done by KO as they trust his durability more than Chandler.