Michael Chandler still thinks he’s superior to Charles Oliveira, despite the results between them showing otherwise. After Chandler (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC) suffered a second-round TKO loss to Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC) in a vacant lightweight title bout at UFC 262 in May 2021, the pair had a rematch this month at UFC 309 … Read more
Justin Gaethje is not interested in running things back with Michael Chandler. Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) outlasted Chandler in a Fight of the Year battle in 2018. In a recent interview on Bussin’ with the Boys, Chandler expressed interest in getting that fight back against Gaethje, but “The Highlight” has other ideas. He would … Read more
UFC CEO Dana White will openly admit to two major failures in his career: One is not reaching a deal to sign Fedor Emelianenko, and the other is not making Jones vs. Francis Ngannou. There appears to be a significant risk of another fight joining that list if Jones vs. Tom Aspinall for the unified … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/11/ufc-309-charles-oliveira-vs-michael-chandler-full-fight-video November 13, 2024 10:00 pm ET If you want to get hyped for Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler 2, look no further than their first meeting in 2021. In May 2021, Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 … Read more
The UFC is back in New York for UFC 309, and the popular “Embedded” fight week video series is here to document what’s happening behind the scenes. UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the headliner, heavyweight champion Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) puts his … Read more
With UFC 308 in the books, the promotion’s attention turns to its yearly New York pay-per-view. UFC 309 takes place Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden and is headlined by a highly anticipated heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and former champion Stipe Miocic. During the UFC 308 broadcast Saturday, the promotion officially announced … Read more
Conor McGregor is officially in Michael Chandler’s rear-view now that he’s got another fight booked, but is McGregor completely out of the picture? After putting his career on hold for nearly two years while he waited for the McGregor fight to materialize, Chandler finally moved on earlier this month when he signed on to meet … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-bellator-pfl-news-matchup-roundup-fight-bookings-schedule-september-16-2024 September 16, 2024 10:30 am ET MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/06/ufc-303-news-opinion-analysis-conor-mcgregor-alex-pereira-jake-paul-live-preview-show June 24, 2024 11:55 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian … Read more
Expect plenty of this in the coming months. Michael Chandler took a shot at Conor McGregor on Saturday after McGregor cornered Irish teammate Sinead Kavanagh in her submission loss to Arlene Blencowe at the Bellator Champions Series event in Dublin. McGregor was supposed to headline UFC 303 this Saturday against Chandler in his first fight … Read more
