Michael Chandler exhibits gnarly swelling from brutal Charles Oliveira combat

Michael Chandler battled Charles Oliveira twice. And it exhibits.

The 2 lately competed in a rematch at UFC 309, with Oliveira going up 2-0 within the collection with a unanimous determination win over Chandler. It was a largely one-sided affair till the fifth spherical, when Chandler ramped up the aggression (and his use of some questionable techniques) and practically stole the victory within the closing 5 minutes.

Nonetheless, Oliveira held on to assert the win on factors after battering Chandler on the ft and on the bottom for almost all of the competition. On Tuesday, Chandler shared a video on social media exhibiting some absurd swelling on his proper leg.

Watch the clip under.

Chandler factors out the severity of the swelling by jabbing two fingers into his flesh, leaving a pair of indents that don’t instantly go away.

“Have a look at this knee,” Chandler stated. “The swelling goes all the way in which down.”

Regardless of the extremely bodily contest, Chandler left UFC 309 with none vital accidents based on the official list of post-fight medical suspensions. Chandler was given a 30-day suspension, with additional clearance required by a main care doctor.

Chandler additionally launched one other video Tuesday through which he supplied an replace on his well being and plans for the long run.

“We’re hitting the crimson gentle mattress, the HyperMax, the chilly plunge, the distinction remedy, the sauna, the PEMF mat, we’re hitting the hyperbaric chamber, we’re hitting the whole lot as a result of the street to restoration began on Monday,” Chandler stated. “Obtained my MRIs and all that stuff arrange and getting the outcomes again and we’ll see what sort of harm we took, however both method, we don’t decelerate. Both method, we proceed to maneuver ahead.”

“The long run nonetheless seems to be brilliant. 2025 goes to be large. You guys know there’s some large fights on the market. There’s a combat that fell via that should come to fruition to complete The Final Fighter 31. You’ve acquired different guys saying my identify, different guys who’re within the combat, and also you’ve acquired the followers reeled in as a result of there may be no one else that can convey the kind of ardour, violence, pace, mixtures of feelings, the dichotomy of feelings all the way in which from one finish of the spectrum all the way in which to the opposite. The ups and the downs, maintain you on the sting of your seat, maintaining you thanking God above that you simply purchased the pay-per-view otherwise you confirmed as much as the sector. There’s just one man that may try this.”