Chandler’s comments were met with a strong response from Makhachev and his team, who reminded the American of his turbulent run in the UFC.
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Taking the ongoing discussion into account, Chael Sonnen put forward his views on the entire episode. ‘The American Gangster’ claimed that a case can be made for Chandler’s point, who in his opinion was extremely close to beating Charles Oliveira at UFC 262:
Sonnen added:
Interestingly, the 45-year-old also spoke from Makhachev’s perspective, stating that his annoyance towards Chandler’s comments could be justified by keeping the Dagestani’s impressive 10-fight win streak in mind.
Watch the video from the 3:20 mark below:
Michael Chandler predicts the winner of Charles Oliveira vs. Islam Makhachev
Michael Chandler fought Charles Oliveira for the vacant lightweight throne at UFC 262 on May 15, 2021 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The American managed to hurt Oliveira with a thunderous right hand in the first round. However, he was clipped with a picture-perfect left hook from ‘do Bronx’ in the second round before the Brazilian followed up with a barrage of punches to finish the fight.
The former three-time Bellator MMA lightweight champion offered his prediction for the upcoming fight between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 to determine the lightweight champion.
Speaking with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, ‘Iron’ said:
Watch the interview with Chandler below:
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