Has Michael Chandler Completely Wasted His Time? 

Short answer : yes Long answer : yes he has

Connor is a troll. He couldn't care less about Michael Chandler

Ironic Dana talks about Henry wasting 3 years of his career yet has no problem having Chandler sit on the sidelines for McGregor for 2 years.

Micheal Chandler is a great example of why you have to put your career in your own hands instead of letting the higher up’s make the decisions for you. They’ll treat you like you’re nothing

Nice to see Tom Aspinal and Stipe Miocic having a convo... they look kinda rough tho.

That WWE call out was the nail in the coffin lol

I really hope the UFC does right by Chandler. We have potentially lost two years of Mike, who is so damn fun to watch. He deserves the fight.

Conor will never fight again. He is just keeping the conversation going to keep being famous.

before I even watch the video, yes, yes he did

My wife has entered and completed medical school and is now halfway through residency since mcnugget's last title win

Chandler is such an awkward dude. He's like a new single dad that just moved into town and wants to make some friends🤣

yes. he has.

Very unfortunate. Michael Chandler may not be the best fighter in the world but he is near p4p when it comes to his entertainment value. Would still love to see Chandler vs Oliveira rematch if Charlie Olives looses to Almond Tsraukyan.

Just how irrelevant does Conor have to become for him to stop being a weekly topic on MMA channels. It’s like we’re still grasping at a Brock Lesnar return.

FYI - Road House (2024) is *not* a huge movie. (They cancelled the theatre release and it is going straight onto Amazon Prime).

How is conor mcgregor even relevant anymore it's an actual joke. Bloke got gifted a fight to win the lightweight title and all these people carry on about him being "champ champ" he never fought anybody at lightweight before his title shot, just fought eddie who he beat for the title. He fought nate diaz at welterweight so if he lost he could say he didn't lose to a lightweight fighter so he could then get the gifted shot at the belt. It's an absolute joke. How does nobody see this? Now all he does is talk when there is a good fight and try take the light away from these other fighters. Mcgregor didn't do anything at lightweight and he should just go away and be quiet. Don't know how these people are still so high on megregor.

I find it absolutely hilarious Conor gaslighted Chandler into thinking he was getting a payday 😂 Chandler was literally brown nosing hard for it , was pretty sad 😂 dude could've fought twice by now

Even if he gets the Conor fight what would that really do for him? I don’t think Conor is the same draw that he was even 4 years ago and given current ufc contracts he probably wouldn’t get paid that much more

I’m sure the UFC wanted to put McGregor v Chandler on UFC300 (it’s a bigger deal than international fight week and they were struggling to find a headliner). I assume McGregor refused.

Huge movie that went straight to streaming, give over lol

Dustin Poirier beat Dan Hooker during covid, then beat Conor McGregor 2x, lost to Oliveira, beat Chandler, lost to Gaethje

YES. He 100% has. Its embarrassing and just plain sad.

I wanna see Mcgregor v Gaethje. Would be a rerun of Gaethje v Ferguson

Chandler has not wasted his time. That man has been fighting & putting on entertaining wars for years! Years! This time off will serve him well.

Imo the ufc owes chandler this fight and if he doesn't get it they shouldn't let Connor fight again until he does. I'm well aware that's not how it works but that's what I would like to see

The longer they wait the more inflation kicks in

Without watching the video yet... Yes, absolutely yes.

Ufc did him dirty by sticking him in tuf with conor when they knew conor was nowhere near ready to fight. Mike could have had two fights and be close to a title shot assuming he won.

Could not give a single fuck about Conor at this point. I don’t think he’ll fight again. Dudes worth a lot of millions. No way he’s gonna potentially get injured and/or brain damage in order to make a couple more. And the UFC aren’t giving him a boxing payday. Chandler has not thought this through.

I wonder if they would give tony to conor just to try to give conor a lightweight win before they do whatever money fight they have planned

I think Chandler doesn't believe he will get a title shot, so he's angling legacy fights. Being the guy to "retire" McGregor.

Leon vs Nate wasn't a main event

That Chandler Raw Vignette/Promo whatever the hell you wanna call it was SOOO CRINGE! I seriously hope with the two companies merging under TKO we see less & less of that garbage. It makes The UFC seem so bush league. Dana can't be liking this.. It has to be something out of his control.

At this point alot of people barely remember why McGregor even is a star... The Mystic Mac days are looooong past and these days he is mostly known for getting in trouble for some reason or other. His rise was phenomenal, first double champ. Yet he defended neither of his titles, and he has lost more fights than he has won since as well. I think McGregor is more irrelevant than most people assume he is. Longtime fans know he was good, 8 years ago... but now? We all know a fighter is for the most part only as good as his/her last fight, and if people barely remember when last you fought all that star power diminishes even if that fight was an entertaining win, more so if it was a loss. Chandler has wasted his time. And the UFC keeps wasting the star potential of many fighters... Tom Aspinall is a potential star, yet the division is being held up by two guys that are both retiring after a fight that should already have happened and is mostly past its sell by date.

If he ever gets the fight money, than no..........but seeing as how thats becoming less and less of a possibility with each day. Obviously the answer is yes.

The ufc wants to wait so that mcgregor gets old and when his contract is up he can’t transition as smooth to pfl super fights (possibly) or boxing fights such as the manny one that had been on the table forever. At least without them taking a piece as well 💯

mc-runner is a joke, he will never fight again (except for old people in bars or his girlfriends).

Saving this video to my Watch Later since I'm at work right now, but to answer the question in the video title... Yes

I'm not even interested in hearing about washed up Conor👎

It is 100% yes. He might still try and fight Connor when Connors in a fucking urn

It's Mike's own fault. He did TUF without a signed contract, and to this day, he still doesn't have a signed contract. He's clearly not hurting for money and gave up on ever becoming a champ. Mike took himself from us, and he could have fought at any point. He just wants one last payday from Conor, and that's it.

I feel for Micheal but this fight isn't happening

If they pulled some of the fight night main events and put them on PPV’s they’d sell a lot more. I think a lot of these PPV cards are really not meeting expectations

Came here to answer your question: Yes.

The real question is where does Kevin Lee fit into all this?

When everyone in RU-vid comments agrees…. You know it’s true.

Ugh. I have never been more annoyed by a fight in my life.

Hes been fighting like hes having a mid life crisis instead of trying to do the best he can. Hes actually fighting worse than he did in bellator. If he fought up to his potential he could have been champ now or at least have more wins than he does now. He basically threw that 3rd round away against Justin.

Guess who fumbled the 💰

By the time he realizes it’ll be 2025. Getting older counting the money he isn’t making

"How is that even a question?!"😂😂

That WWE was cringe

One of the barriers to entry to boxing was tracking fighters and multiple belts, so having a single organization with a known roster was a big boost for the UFC. Now that they're trying to put out events constantly, they're constantly bringing in young talent for a fight or 2, never to be seen again. They're creating barriers to entry, all to make the brand stand tall over the fighters.

Yes he did . Youre welcome

First always, ask my ex

Yea. Even Dana White is saying things like Conor doesn't have to fight anymore if he doesn't want to because he's rich. No reason for Conor to get messed up and he can look much better making Chandler look like a desperate chump keeping him waiting.

Conor really is the worst thing to ever happen to mma.

He got played 😂

Conor isn't fighting again. Why would he? He's got money and doesn't need another beating

I've been thinking about this recently too...I feel bad for Chandler. He really fell head first into the McGregor black-hole. You think it is a great opportunity but McGregor is highly unreliable. He held up the belt in more than one weight class for years, affecting other fighter's careers, all under the hope he would compete again to defend his belts...only for that not to happen. Chandler could move on from his bout with Conor but that would only serve as a very public and clear excuse for Conor to dismiss him in order to move on to someone less competitive like Nate Diaz.....what a shitty situation for Chandler to be stuck in. Lose out on millions or become inactive and look like a fool, groveling at Conor's feet....

He was given an entire Season of the ultimate fighter to build up the fight! He spent the entire season of TUF bitching about Brad Katona behind his back, WHO WAS ON HIS TEAM AND ASKED HIM FOR HELP! And now he's practically begging Conor to even acknowledge him.

Cowboy only made 200k for the Conor fight. Eddie Alvarez took the same amount of money on his contract for the Conor fight. Michael chandler being the company man he is will take whatever the ufc gives him. UFC should compensate him more for the wait but not guaranteed

“McGregor doesn’t have as much selling power, at least not with UFC fans.” *”has to listen to how Roadhouse will bring NON-UFC fans to Conor’s next fight…”*

the red panty night isnt even a thing. unless the person fighting McGregor is getting PPV points, then they don't actually get extra money for fighting him. People aren't re-negotiating their contract just for the Conor fight. Ask Cowboy 😂

I think Chandler has realized a WWE 👨🏼‍🦽 match against Conor is the most likely outcome.🤦🏼‍♂️

Brown panty night 🤣🤣🤣 Chandler definitely wasted his time, he is 38 will never make it to the top of the UFC! He could get title shot off a big Conor win or would he just get a #1 contender fight with the winner of Gaethje v Holloway or DP v BSD and then lose that fight ...? The only reason Iron Mike is #5 in LW rankings is so Conor can potentially claim that spot and get a title shot straight away off a finish ... Do I think Conor and Mike will fight, no. I reckon if Holloway does win the bmf belt he will be calling out that rematch with Conor and why not? That or UFC makes Justin fight Conor, just seems more likely to me. We know Dana does not like fighters waiting for a fight, he would prefer they fight regularly to keep them relevant and move the needle. Except for Conor and Jones.

I think they bamboozled Chandler and will book McGregor as the next BMF fight or possibly "short notice" title shot at 170. They want Conor to fight for a belt, he has that Dana White Privilege. Thats obvious to me at least. With the fan reaction to Justin vs Max and Oliveria essentially set to challenge Islam next, i dont see McGregor coming back for less than a belt based solely on the imagine hes tried to cultivate (and failed) since returning from the boxing match. Idk why but i see him fighting at 170 on a uk/irish card vs Leon on "short notice" when hes been training for that particular fight the entire time. Hes huge, i cannot fathom him fighting at 155 after blowing up like a balloon

You can't compare Cerrone's benefit to Poirer's, because Dustin won and Cerrone got beaten in a round. Of course Cerrone wasn't elevated. Stars sell fights, whether they like it or not, regarding the "let's make UFC bigger than the stars" idea. Another similar-but-not-similar company tried the same thing and tanked themselves, public awareness-wise.

Chandler took such a massive gamble waiting on mcgregor. I completley understand it but Chandler is towards the end of his career (father time wise, his prime is past) and now he has waited so long and did tuf he cant really turn his back. We all as MMA fans are so quick to jump ships and judge all these fighters.. chandler hasnt been using his wrestling to put on interesting fights, he has been a company man and it MAY be for nothing. Time will tell but put yourselves in conor or mikes shoes. * broken leg * filming tuf * USADA parting ways * conor has generational wealth * Mike is chasing that wealth *Conor vs Nate 3 is always in the back pocket. There are so many factors to consider.. Personally i dont think that conor is having a easy time getting off the juice, but that could be completley off, or only a small part of it. Sorry for the long post 🥔🥔

Chandler is doing the best thing for his career rn. Make 500k to fight a killer in the top 5? and lose most probably? He would basically earn about a mil in a year that way. Now, he waited a year and half and he's, most probably, fighting Conor. Dude is going to earn about 5-6 mil easy. And he's anyway going to retain his standing at the rankings which he would obviously lose when he's fighting somebody like Benot Saint Denis lmao. Chandler knows what he's doing.

Chandler could've fought a few times and still get the Conor fight, win or lose...it's 50/50 at best anyway. Terrible decision to wait, UNLESS he just wanted some time off.

Micheal chandler looks pathetic at this point. He has completely wasted his time and looked dumb doing it. NOBODY CARES ANYMORE

The only saving grace to UFC 300 is if Dana lied and we have 3 main events and pereira vs hill is just the first one… who tf cares about Jamal hill enough to headline 300 I mean honestly wtf is happening. We brought Brock lesnar in for 200 for fuck sakes!! Is the ufc really this in shambles?

Until Mcgregor fights and doesn’t break a mil I won’t underestimate his star power. Conor’s last win at LW was during the Obama administration, with his only W since then being the ghost of cowboy. Even after all that and KOd by Dustin, the leg break fight sold 1.8 mil PPVs in the streaming era.

I tried not to comment about this... but I can't help it.. wtf are these guys??? This is like watching 2 guys who closed their eyes and picked a subject to make a show out of.. not gonna say "CaSUaLs" but.....

Conor will NEVER fight this dude... Sucker for thinking he will. Poor bastard.

It's because Connor is on his last fight of his contract and wants to fight Manny. Which could happen because Manny owes paradigm like 8ms which would be taken from his fight purse. Mac and chandler should of been the big reveal for 300 though!

“Red Panty Night” The dude aired a TV show for weeks with Connor, wasn’t that the reason Chandler and Connor was chosen? Minus well cancel Ultimate fighter and shut the show down right now because You shouldn’t be getting on Chandler for not be “active” anymore. It’s Dana and Connor fault for his career being on hold. Chandler deserves to wait for Connor, Connor deserves the beating even more. He was trusted to fight MCGREGOR at the end of the show. He doesn’t have to be forced to fight or pushed too

I hope Chandelier gets the fight but Connor could NOT be put in 300 so stop. The UFC would not recover their legitimacy if they had Conner fight before his 6 months in the testing pool were up. That was what triggered the whole drama of USADA announcements coming out the way they did.

McGregor has become a parody of himself, anyone chasing a fight with him has nothing to gain. Chandler is definitely wasting his time waiting on Mac to come back. If the fight doesn't happen, Chandler loses his final years in his prime. If Chandler wins, the narrative will most likely be because Mac 'wasn't himself'. If Chandler loses, he lost to a guy who hasn't fought in years and is past his own prime. Lose/lose/lose situation for Chandler, in my view.

Michael Chandler could have had three fights by now considering how often he usually fights, and he probably would have made as much or more than he would have with one red panty night. To me, it makes no sense waiting for connor. It'll probably never happen knowing Conor McGregor and it's just making Chandler look desperate and a little bit sad

Chanlers about to be very disappointed...watch cowboys comment about "red panty night"

Once he did that cringy fake-wrestling call-out, and used the expression 'candy ass', I lost all sympathy. Now it's just hilarious if Conor fights anyone else. Hope he does.

For those who don’t remember or never knew: Conor had broken his leg and was tweeting after every PPV to stay relevant (good marketing). Chandler was just dumb enough to think it was real.

For those who don’t remember or never knew: Conor had broken his leg and was tweeting after every PPV to stay relevant (good marketing). Chandler was just dumb enough to think it was real.

Dana won't have McGregor fight unless he locks into a new fight deal. McGregor wants to box Pacquiao and be a partner and not have the UFC take half his money.

If I were Chandler, I would just switch to WWE. Grab as much cash as he can and GTFO. He will probably get paid more in doing that, and he is not getting to the top anymore.

That TUF season was a waste of time!

Yes Chandler has wasted his time. Conor loves to be chased, it makes him feel important. If Chandler was to move on and say "whatever I'll fight someone else" then I bet Conor would hurry back because he wouldn't be being chased anymore. He's a massive narcissist.

Obviously it sucks for the fans but if the McGregor fight happens someday, no matter how long it takes, it’ll probably be worth it for him financially.

The irony is people don't want to pay to see Chandler vs McGregor, they want to see McGregor vs Chandler. Michael is a WAY bigger draw than Connor.

I loved this discussion but I cant help but point out that you guys kind of argue for both sides when it comes to Conor’s fame. On one hand you guys are not as sure Conor has a star power for fighting fans anymore, but then soon after you talk about how UFC 300 lacks a special feel without him. Then you do this again when you speculate Conor is holding the event hostage by being too much of a diva to headline the event. I dont mind too much but wanted to let you guys know you are essentially arguing against yourselves by the 11 minute mark lol. Thanks again for the upload!

My conspiracy is Conor saw how much he was actually underpaid. Conor made great money but compared to what the ufc was pulling in they severely underpaid him. And I hate McGregor btw

Lol absolutely, I don't understand it. He would have made more $ fighting 4 ppvs by now maybe championship fight

YES! He has been completely mugged off. It's pretty sad really. 18:06 What on earth are you waffling on about. How about a champ camp were all the champs throw melons from helicopters to feed their egos...

No, he hasn't. Michael Chandler is going to be 38 this year, it is much smarter to wait for one big money fight which is 3 fights worth in cash in order to mitigate the damage taken. Plus, if he does fight Conor it would be the least damage possible because he would completely annihilate him. One is training non-stop while the other is getting drunk and punching pads like some amateur. There's no reason for Conor to take the fight, it would just be an act of generosity.

Yes, he could have had AT LEAST 2 big fights in the meantime waiting for McGregor. He wasted the last 2 years of his career.

I met Michael chandler at UFC 298. He seemed like such a genuine, nice dude. Seems like he deserves this pay day and the glory that comes with ko’ing Conor

Why is he obsessed with Connor. It’s kinda embarrassing. Why not just troll Connor and say “I don’t care about Connor, he was never that good, he’ll never be a champ again”

Totally agree wasted time. The hype around Chandler v McGregor has long gone. It should have happened last year. Shame he's a nice guy and exciting fighter.