UFC lightweight contender piles on Michael Chandler after loss

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Grant Dawson is doubling down on his stance towards Michael Chandler within the UFC light-weight rankings.

Dawson (23-2-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) by no means thought Chandler deserved to be ranked and has reiterated his place after Chandler was completed by Paddy Pimblett in Saturday’s UFC 314 co-main occasion in Miami.

Chandler (23-10 MMA, 2-5 UFC) is now on a three-fight dropping skid and has misplaced 5 of his previous six.

“I’ve been calling out Chandler for years,” Dawson instructed MMA Junkie. “I’ve at all times thought Chandler was undeserving of being within the high 15. He’s now 2-5, I consider, within the UFC. All good guys for positive, however we’re all combating good guys. If Michael Chandler’s subsequent battle is an enormous identify, not an up-and-comer, I believe the UFC is doing a disservice.”

Dawson admits Pimblett far surpassed his expectations after dominating Chandler and stopping him by TKO in Spherical 3.

“I assumed he appeared nice. I assumed he appeared a lot improved,” Dawson stated of Pimblett. “I, from Day 1, was choosing Paddy to beat Michael Chandler, and I didn’t assume he would do it like that. I assumed Michael Chandler was going to be profitable all the battle after which do one thing Michael Chandler does and discover a technique to lose. However, no, he acquired his butt kicked all the time. Paddy is unquestionably a pressure to be reckoned with. I’m to see who they match him up with subsequent.”

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