Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-11-06, brutal match in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot, one of those bouts that there’s no loser: Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler is our first candidate for mma Fights of the Year 2021 and it gets five stars!
Chandler vs Gaethje is on the undercard of Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2 – UFC 268. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-05-15, nice back and forth mma fight: Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Chandler vs Oliveira, main event of Ufc 262, is valid for the UFC lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, Michael Chandler vs Dan Hooker gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Justin Gaethje, since Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired after their fight in October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje). He lost to Patricio Pitbull Freire in 2019 (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire), but then he has won over Sidney Outlaw (Michael Chandler vs Sidney Outlaw) and Benson Henderson in their rematch (Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson 2). If you want to watch one fight with Chandler that has been rated with 4 stars and has been ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the Year of 2011, we suggest Michael Chandler vs Eddie Alvarez.
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 20-9-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Paul Felder (controversial split decision, Paul Felder vs Dan Hooker) and losing to Dustin Poirier (Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker). Hooker vs Chandler is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-07, pretty good fight between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson 2: it gets three stars.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-29, pretty good finish between Michael Chandler and Sidney Outlaw but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Patricio Freire (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire); before this fight, in 2018, he had won three bouts defeating Brent Primus in his last one (Brent Primus vs Michael Chandler II).
His opponent, Sidney Outlaw (who replaces Benson Henderson), has an official record of 14-3-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.66 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Elijah Harshbarger and Gregor Gillespie, but then he has won nine fights defeating Cesar Balmaceda and Roger Huerta in 2019. Chandler vs Outlaw is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Quinton Rampage Jackson – Bellator 237 (Bellator & Rizin: Japan). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-11, pretty good finish between Michael Chandler and Patricio Freire but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). He lost to Brent Primus in 2017 (Michael Chandler vs Brent Primus I) but then he has won three fights taking revenge on Primus in his last one (Brent Primus vs Michael Chandler II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator fw champ Patricio Freire, has an official record of 28-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but then he has won three bouts defeating Emmanuel Sanchez in his last one (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez). Chandler vs Freire, main event of Bellator 221, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Chandler’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, good fight between Brent Primus and Michael Chandler 2: it gets three stars.The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Bellator Lw champion Brent Primus entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 24, 2017 when he defeated Chandler in their first bout (Michael Chandler vs Brent Primus I); before this fight, in 2016, he had beat Gleristone Santos.
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champ Michael Chandler, has an official record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 lightweight in the world. After losing to Primus he has won over Goiti Yamauchi (Michael Chandler vs Goiti Yamauchi) and Brandon Girtz (Michael Chandler vs Brandon Girtz). Primus vs Chandler 2, main event of Bellator 212, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Primus’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-13, good finish between Michael Chandler and Brandon Girtz: it gets three stars.The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He fought and lost once in 2017, against Brent Primus (Michael Chandler vs Brent Primus), but he came back to win in 2018 with Goiti Yamauchi (Michael Chandler vs Goiti Yamauchi).
His opponent, Brandon Girtz, has an official record of 15-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.90 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2016 and 2017, the last one with Derek Campos (Derek Campos vs Brandon Girtz 3), but then he has beat Luka Jelcic. Chandler vs Girtz is the main event of Bellator 197. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-20, fight not particularly good between Michael Chandler and Goiti Yamauchi: it gets two stars.The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a mma record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world. He fought twice in 2016 beating Patricky Freire (=Chandler vs Freire 2) and Benson Henderson (=Chandler vs Henderson) but then he lost the Bellator Lw title in 2017 with Brent Primus (=Chandler vs Primus).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Goiti Yamauchi, has an official record of 22-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. He lost to Bubba Jenkins in 2016 (=Yamauchi vs Jenkins) but then he has won over Ryan Couture, Valeriu Mircea and Adam Piccolotti. Chandler vs Yamauchi is on the undercard of Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald – Bellator 192. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, good exchanges between Michael Chandler and Brent Primus: it gets three stars.The Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional record of 16-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor) while his opponent, the undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brent Primus, has a perfect mma record of 7-0-0 (71% finishing rate). Chandler fought twice last year beating Patricky Freire (=Chandler vs Freire 2) and Benson Henderson (=Chandler vs Henderson) while Primus fought once defeating Gleristone Santos. Brent Primus vs Michael Chandler is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Chandler’s second defense); undercard of Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva – Bellator 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!
