UFC 309 blew the roof off Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis this previous weekend (Sat., Nov. 16, 2024), leaving a number of fighters feeling the post-fight blues. Amongst them was Paul Craig, who was out-classed by Bo Nickal on the ft for quarter-hour (sure, actually) en path to dropping a unanimous choice.
And Stipe Miocic, who was knocked out by Jon Jones within the UFC 309’s pay-per-view (PPV) occasion through spinning again kick (see it once more right here), resulting in his eventual combined martial arts (MMA) retirement. And Mickey Gall, who suffered his fourth straight defeat after getting flatlined by Ramiz Brahimaj within the first spherical (see it right here).
However, which fighter is affected by the worst post-fight hangover now a number of days faraway from the present?
Michael Chandler.
Coming into his rematch in opposition to Charles Oliveira, “Iron” was trying to get one again in opposition to “Do Bronx” after the Brazilian bomber knocked him out of their preliminary combat again at UFC 262. Plus, it was the previous Bellator MMA Light-weight champion’s first style of motion in two years since he spent the vast majority of that absence ready on Conor McGregor.
Poor soul.
Kidding apart, Chandler got here up brief after Oliveira dominated the vast majority of the combat (4 rounds to be precise). Via the primary 20 minutes, Oliveira walked down his foe, out-struck him on the ft and managed him on the bottom.
Within the fifth and remaining body, nonetheless, Chandler went for broke and related on a few big pictures (a few of them unlawful), that appeared to have “Do Bronx” on the ropes. As soon as he escaped hazard, Oliveira secured the takedown and Chandler’s again to journey out the clock.
For Chandler, that’s now his fourth loss in final 5 fights, bringing his document to a paltry 2-4 contained in the Octagon. That merely isn’t good. That mentioned, what masks the stink of that document is that Chandler is tremendous entertaining — even in defeat — and at all times goes out swinging.
Afterward, Chandler continued to foyer for the elusive (and profitable) McGregor showdown.
“Conor and I want to complete The Final Fighter 31 — if he comes again,” Chandler mentioned on UFC 309’s post-fight present (through MMA Preventing). “He both must retire and simply sail off into the sundown or he wants to return again. So, we’ll see what occurs.”
I perceive the rationale(s) Chandler desires the McGregor combat from a monetary standpoint, however he’s going to continues to lose potential career-defining alternatives by sitting idle once more, hoping “Infamous” makes a comeback, which has now been pushed again till late 2025.
There are a number of different fights for Chandler, and one I might like to see is between him and Max Holloway. “Blessed” revealed that he can be making a everlasting transfer as much as Light-weight following his knockout loss by the hands of Ilia Topuria (see it right here), so why not take advantage of entertaining combat doable?
Each Holloway and Chandler know nothing else than to push ahead, and if neither of them are near a 155-pound title shot simply but, so let’s go forward e-book this one for the followers.
Prior to later.
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