Michael Chandler has re-ignited his once-fiery feud with the new sauce-hawking light-weight fan favourite, Dustin Poirier.
17 months faraway from their epic encounter at UFC 281, Chandler determined to kickstart issues with ‘The Diamond’ by taking a dig on the former interim champion’s saucy facet hustle.
“The outdated ‘I’d moderately promote scorching sauce vibe…‘ Chandler wrote on X, referencing a quote from present UFC ladies’s bantamweight champion Raquel Penning.
Clearly recognizing the dig, Poirier fired again, reminding ‘Iron’ how issues performed out throughout their first and solely encounter contained in the Octagon.
“Keep in mind once I whipped your ass?” Poirier posted in response.
Chandler shortly snapped again, “He simply can’t assist himself. Settle down champ, life ain’t that critical. Whip my ass you didn’t…and you recognize it. I received caught, it occurs on this recreation, as you properly know.”
Chander misplaced the battle with Poirier by way of rear-naked choke within the third spherical. He has not fought since.
Michael Chandler closes in on battle with Conor McGregor whereas Dustin Poirier eyes title conflict with Makhachev
As an alternative of staying energetic, the previous Bellator MMA champion has chosen to sit down on the sidelines, ready for Irish megastar Conor McGregor to make his quote-unquote “biggest comeback in fight sports activities historical past.” It now appears to be like as if Chandler’s endurance is about to repay as UFC CEO Dana White just lately teased the approaching return of McGregor with many believing that the official announcement will go down at UFC 300 on Saturday night time (April 13).
As for Dustin Poirier, ‘The Diamond’ is recent off a spectacular come-from-behind victory over Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 299. With the promotion’s extra viable contenders — Justin Gaethje, Charles Oliveira, Arman Tsarukyan — all booked for UFC 300, Poirier might discover himself stepping in and scoring one other shot on the light-weight title, at the moment held by Islam Makhachev.
