Michael Chandler Comes Clear on Being ‘Buddies’ With Dustin Poirier Earlier than UFC Legend’s Retirement Battle

Regardless of Dustin Poirier beating Michael Chandler at UFC 281, handily, ultimately submitting him, it looks like he isn’t letting go of their beef. Throughout a latest look on Outta Pocket with RGIII, ‘The Diamond’ didn’t sugarcoat his emotions when requested about his former opponent. Poirier took a shot at Chandler’s authenticity, arguing that Iron isn’t the kind of fighter who engages in honorable battles. ‘The Diamond’ even went on to say, “Michael Chandler is a faux motherf****r and he’s a cheater. I might go on for days. he makes me pissed off.” However does ‘Iron’ additionally maintain the identical form of feeling for the previous interim champion?

Nicely, it appears he doesn’t. The previous Bellator champion has at all times spoken extremely about his former opponent and did precisely the identical when chatting with Helen Yee. Dustin Poirier is contemplating retirement from the world of MMA and is ready for his last opponent to name it quits on his illustrious profession. Chandler will not be solely ready to be part of the retirement struggle however feels their rivalry will lastly come to an finish after he lays down his gloves.

Whereas chatting with Shak MMA, the 38-year-old mentioned, “Man, he’s an absolute legend, man. He’s a man who actually grew up inside the UFC, a man who, you already know, has earned his stripes.” He additional made claims that the pair are pleasant, whereas chatting with Helen Yee on her present.

‘Iron’ Mike said, “We’re pals he simply hasn’t admitted it but. He doesn’t know we’re pals” The #7 light-weight fighter made it clear that he’s undoubtedly seeking to be part of the ultimate struggle of his profession. Nonetheless, he’s additionally hopeful that when Poirier lays down his gloves issues will get higher between the 2.

He additional added, “I can be there to pay my respects. Perhaps when he lays his gloves down possibly he can lastly be like okay we’re not competing towards one another anymore. We will do some charity work collectively, we are able to make the world a greater world collectively we’ll see. Perhaps we’ll do a actuality present collectively, possibly we’ll do a podcast collectively it will likely be nice. We’re like pals, but in addition be combating on digicam continuous. We’ll see.” 

In the meanwhile, each fighters are in a totally totally different stage of their profession. Whereas the previous interim champion is ready for his last struggle, Chandler is preparing for his subsequent massive problem within the division. ‘Iron’ can be taking up Paddy Pimblett within the upcoming UFC 314 occasion in some of the essential fights of his profession. ‘The Baddy’ is unbeaten within the UFC and is taken into account to be the following massive factor within the division. Nonetheless, Chandler can be a troublesome ask for him feels Dustin Poirier.

Dustin Poirier picks Michael Chandler as the favourite for the struggle at UFC 314

Michael Chandler is fairly assured he can derail Paddy Pimblett’s momentum at UFC 314. Nonetheless, he’s at a totally totally different stage of his profession in the mean time. At 38-year-old, ‘Iron’ is well beyond his prime and can be coming off a hard-fought loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 309. However as MMA followers, everyone knows that the previous Bellator champion is among the most explosive fighters within the division. His combating model and his tempo contained in the Octagon will certainly trigger numerous bother for Pimblett. That is what precisely Dustin Poirier additionally feels.

With high-level grappling credentials, knockout energy, and an unbreakable combating spirit, Chandler is as harmful as they arrive. Regardless of their rocky historical past, Poirier sided with him for this matchup. The one purpose behind this could be, as a result of he is aware of firsthand simply how robust ‘Iron’ is after sharing the Octagon with him.

When one of many followers requested the previous interim light-weight champion about to select his favourite for the struggle, ‘The Diamond’ had no hesitation in choosing his outdated rival as the favourite. He said, “Regardless that he’s a b—-, Chandler all day go heavy on the cash.” 

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