UFC light-weight contender Michael Chandler isn’t serious about retirement fairly but.
‘Iron’ is contemporary off his return to the octagon final month in New York Metropolis. Again for the primary time since being submitted by Dustin Poirier in 2022, Michael Chandler once more confronted Charles Oliveira. Whereas the previous Bellator champion was initially set to face Conor McGregor in June, ‘The Infamous’ withdrew because of damage.
In consequence, Michael Chandler pivoted in direction of a rematch with the Brazilian. Whereas ‘Iron’ had a herculean comeback in spherical 5, he was largely dominated by Oliveria. ‘Do Bronx’ emerged with a unanimous determination win final month, handing Chandler his fourth loss in his final 5 UFC appearances. Following the combat, he once more referred to as out McGregor.
Nevertheless, with the Irishman coping with authorized points, that combat now appears off the desk for some time. Given Michael Chandler’s age, some possible assume that he’s winding down his unimaginable combat profession. Nevertheless, that’s not the case in any respect. In a latest interview with Fortunate Block, Chandler mentioned his future.
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Michael Chandler opens up on retirement following UFC 309 defeat
There, the 38-year-old admitted that he’s not considering a lot about retirement. Whereas he’s had a couple of losses as of late, Michael Chandler believes he’s nonetheless received a number of tread left on his tires. Moreover, don’t count on the UFC light-weight to hold up the gloves till he’s in his 40s.
“I’ve received a number of tread left on my tires, though I received banged up a bit bit in my final combat.” Michael Chandler acknowledged to Fortunate Block. “I banged up my knee, dislocated my thumb, I tripped and fell. I skilled fairly athletically, however I fell like 4 or 5 occasions in that combat due to the muse I had on my legs and I couldn’t get my footing, I stored saying to Robbie in my nook, I can’t get my footing. And I used to be considering it was simply the canvas and I used to be slipping round, however it was as a result of I wasn’t placing weight on my left leg, that’s after I tripped and dislocated my thumb.”
He continued, “I simply received an MRI on it this morning. However, it’ll be wonderful. I had these little minor accidents, however I didn’t take any injury to the pinnacle. Oliveira didn’t land a number of punches, a couple of right here and there, however not a number of injury to the pinnacle. Which, is clearly your most necessary asset that you’ve. I’m defending myself, recovering very well. I may see myself preventing into my early 40s for positive, the following couple of years, as a result of I received a number of tread left on the tires.”
What do you make of those feedback from the UFC light-weight? Who do you need to see Michael Chandler face subsequent?
