Veteran light-weight contender, Michael Chandler has claimed he already has a street map in his thoughts on tips on how to land his second championship cost, and it begins with subsequent weekend’s enormous rematch with former champion, Charles Oliveira at UFC 309.
Chandler, the present quantity seven ranked light-weight contender, has been sidelined for 2 years by the point his Madison Sq. Backyard return rolls out, as he seems to return to profitable methods.
Most lately tackling common-foe and former interim light-weight gold holder, Dustin Poirier, Kill Cliff FC mainstay, Chandler most lately dropped a 3rd spherical rear-naked choke loss to the previous in New York.
Michael Chandler reveals street map to title struggle after UFC 309
And lacking out on a June return towards former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor, former three-time Bellator MMA light-weight kingpin, Chandler confirms plans to avenge his knockout loss to the aforenoted, Oliveira earlier than earnign himself a title struggle towards both Islam Makhachev, or Arman Tsarukyan.
“Let me offer you my street actual fast, all proper?” Michael Chandler informed Kevin Iole throughout a latest interview. “I’ve already acquired it mapped out Charles Oliveira, November sixteenth, I beat him, I change into the primary contender. I’m sitting cage-side watching Islam (Makhachev) and Arman (Tsarukyan) the primary month or so of 2025, proper,”
“If Conor (McGregor) is ready to come again, I can struggle Conor i nMarch, then I can struggle Islam in June, in July, beat him,” Michael Chandler defined. “[On the] similar evening, Max Holloway who has moved as much as light-weight fights a prime 5 [contender], turns into prime 5 man, turns into the primary contender.”
With out a win since 2022, Missouri native, Chandler most lately turned in a devastating second spherical entrance kick knockout win over former interim light-weight champion, Tony Ferguson on the primary card of UFC 274.