Lmao pretty much. Everyone including Chandler himself should've known the fight was never happening the minute Conor said to him "You will do as you're told" on TUF.
@@clintonmallard8447 First of all: "It is not the critic who counts..." - Look up the full quote and come back to me. Alex broke his toe on his right foot, and he is a southpaw who fights opposite stance. Big difference. Kicks were going to be a big part of Conors game in that fight. He'd be an absolute idiot to take the fight compromised 12-14 days before the fight...
Gaethje and him fought to a decision and was a close fight and him vs poirier was super close Chandler had Dustin out on his feet multiple times and both fights were fighting of the year! That's cuz Chandler is a awesome fighter smart one🤣
To be fair conor ducked him, Not because Chandler IS so much dangerous rather His Reputation declines massivly If He loses against a Guy with 2 to 3 record in the UFC
Right, Charles will likely end Chandler’s career. He’s not a contender, just a good fighter. A top-level Bellator fight is a prelim on the UFC fight card.
@@dukenukem69 It’s a good match up for sure. I just haven’t seen Chandler wrestle like that. You know he would go hard on the wrestling in camp for sure. He knows Islam is gunna shoot on him. No secret there.
@chadwellington2524 if it goes past the 2nd, he'll for sure lose. Those are 2 ex UFC champs who have 5 round experience against higher level of competition.
Being in a fighters position you have to be a little deluded to be the best. You have to have the crazy belief than you can be the best in the world. Without that belief you'll never have a chance.
Not desperate but the man made an obligation, they did TUF, anyone in his position would’ve did what he did maybe not wait as long but def would’ve waited
Ain't going to happen and he was well paid out to ride the storm and play the part by both ufc and Conor to keep Conor relevant and in the media ufc gossip hype train. Otherwise 6 months of waiting anyone else would of jumped ship asked for someone else straight away... I'm fit and need to get paid
That’s crazy chandler and Charles fought for the belt a few years ago and now they’re both fighting for a number one spot to the belt. Wild how quick this sport goes.
Yeah let’s put on TUF with these two guys as the coaches and then not put on a fight with my largest draw on the roster. How does what you’re saying make sense exactly ?
UFC makes a huge amount of money from Conor fighting lol It's in their best interest to get him out as frequently as possible. Of course they tried to get him to fight, and they failed. It's evident the issue is Conor.
@@scrambledlegs423 because Conor doesn’t want to re sign, he only has two fights left and the ESPN deal is up. They will use his two fights as leverage for the next deal. Prior to now, they’ve been wanting Conor to sign a new contract. The whole time Conor has been saying let me fight, I want to be active. Whilst Dana has been saying he’s got 100 million, he’s injured, and bs excuses. Anyone who believes Dana at this point is half retarded.
Chandler: 'I don't let another man control my emotions or my life' Also Chandler: *sits on the sidelines for years afraid to do anything but suggondese irish nuts* Also also Chandler: 'Oh I still think about Conor'
Chandler is awesome man. Phenomenal fighter, great family guy. Can’t be mad that he was so close to getting paid with a Connor fight and is doing what he can to ensure he gets it
We have no clue how Conor is gonna look with his first fight back. If I’m betting I’m not taking Conor either way. Chandler could definitely outwork him.
Conor’s not the same man he once was and Conor fans don’t understand this. His entire style changed after he came back against cowboy and he got exposed against Dustin. He’s never been a fighter that’s built to last into the late rounds his whole career has been placated on early finishes and when he goes late in fights he struggles ALOT I mean he lost to journeyman Nate Diaz and barely beat him in the rematch. He’s not beating any top contender in the lightweight or welterweight division. Chandler could get slept early but if Conor can’t land that ko shot he’s gonna get either mauled if chandler is smart or hurt badly like Dustin slept him
Crazy everyone in these comments talking about this whole situation as if they’re in it themselves wasn’t even watching mma when Conor was in his prime bruh
Say what you want about Chandler, but he did exactly what he said he would when he first joined the UFC. Fought all the top fighters but the cards didn’t fall the right way for him.
Now they want chandler to get the belt so the mcgregor fight happens for sure since he would be fighting for a belt....you know how conor got everything handed to him by the ufc
All right Chandler rewatch your fight with Tony Ferguson after you kick him in the head and won that fight you didn’t once go over and check on that guy so don’t tell me care about all your opponents so respectful
Great to see Michael Chandler back, he’s always exciting in the cage, the first Charles Oliveira fight was incredible, great to see them run it back at MSG. 👏👏👏👏👏
drug testing apparently but yes ufc wants to keep connor as long as possible for last 2 fights...connor will box in co promo in aubu dhabi is my guess... less testing issues
All so stupid that ye can’t see Dana doesn’t want Conor out of contract.the exact reason the chandler fight didn’t happen an why Conor said he’s even out of the loop.Conor is to big an asset to ufc and they won’t let him go.remind you of anyone??
He actually said the words "mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship" Bet he shows up against Charles with no head movement spamming the same old punches.
Man what a waste. Such a great fighter who never puts on boring fights wasted two good years of his career, he could have had 3 fights... Now he's 38, I think he's only going to get worse but would love to be proved wrong in his rematch against Oliveira.
You got to respect Chandler and his patience for waiting so long for Conor. I believe we won’t see this fight but its good for him to go get this Charles fight and get the N1 contender for light weight title to face Islam. Good to see him back in action
Imagine thinking your fans would rather see you in Homer Simpson type fights and lose, than be strategic and win, especially the belt. Brain damage later in life is going to be tough.
All these “fans” think they know behind the scenes. Think they know what the true situation is. Think Conner is “scared” to fight again. Absolutely ridiculous 😂
Somethings not right.. Chandler saying he had constant reassurance the fight was happening but meanwhile Dana is publicly saying he doesn’t know if Conor will fight again because he’s got to much money? Why would Dana tell chandler it’s happening then tell us Conor may never fight again lol
By waiting for Connor over 24 months, if he gets paid approximately 300k a fight + bonuses and sponsors on the side, as well as staying more relevant he left 1.2 to 1.8 million on the table and now is 37 years old… what a shame
“I’ll go beat Islam” literally made me laugh out loud 🤣 You got to love Chandler, poor lad waisted 2 years of his career tail end for a clown who will never fight
All the guys in the top five have destroyed this dude but he still thinks he's got a chance at the title. I hope this loss to Charles is the last nail in the coffin
Thought of him as a reasonable man. But in this interview he sounds delusional.“ If he had to fight anyone but me, he wouldn’t have pulled out the fight“. Sounds narcissistic.
The delay for old tap conner is ,, is he has far bigger options for ay fight than fightin chandler, why would old tap conner fight chandler when he could fight way bigger fights than chandler ,, makes sense , fighting chandler does nothin for old tap conner win or lose
haha... how pathetic Chandler still thinks about Connor even after being left at the alter waiting 2 years. consulate professional do things by the book comments makes everyone cringe and it gets worse as he nears age 40. wasting 2 years of your prime career earnings time period chasing the bag all the while baiting Connor with comments and interviews. Connor is too smart to fall for all the talk about " Connor is not my next opponent but I am Connors next opponent." is delusional. " betting on yourself" has been repeated a hundred thousand times by this guy. broken record and cringe. no wonder Connor will never grant you red panty night.
