Michael Chandler had fairly the viewers watching him cage aspect for his UFC return.
This previous Saturday, Donald Trump, quickly to serve a second time period as president of the U.S., was entrance row, watching the primary card motion of UFC 309 pay-per-view at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) competed within the co-main occasion in a extremely anticipated rematch in opposition to Charles Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC). Sadly for Chandler, he misplaced a unanimous determination, however that didn’t cease him from approaching Trump when the struggle ended.
“I shook his hand, and he mentioned, ‘Superior struggle. You’re a warrior,’” Chandler recalled, talking on Bussin with the Boys. “He whispered in my ear – and there’s a very cool shot of him whispering in my ear – and he was identical to, ‘You’re one dangerous mofo,’ sort of deal. It was fairly cool, and I used to be like, ‘Nicely, you might be (a foul mofo). Thanks for saving our nation.’”
Chandler’s return at UFC 309 marked his first struggle since November 2022. He sat on the sidelines ready for a Conor McGregor struggle that didn’t materialize, which prompted a pivot to the Oliveira rematch.
With the loss, Chandler is 1-4 in his most up-to-date 5. He hopes for his subsequent struggle to be in opposition to McGregor in 2025.
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