I like seeing Mike fight, but the UFC definetly NEEDS him for media coverage after he retires.

@Bubba__Sawyer

Жыл бұрын

Mike will have a good long media career with the UFC when his fighting career is over.

@nickohrama

Жыл бұрын

agreed

@yendevus1747

Жыл бұрын

Two black sons 😂😂

@clearlyalunhead1109

Жыл бұрын

I honestly think he could've been a champ or a least one of the best in the division if he fought smarter against justin and dustin. But then again being entertaining is what got him this mcgregor fight

@thevastboss4421

Жыл бұрын

He a good fighter and a good guy, deserves to get a good job after fighting

I'm always impressed with how articulate, on-point and thoughtful Chandler is despite him having been hit in the head thousands of times.

@chrishayes5755

Жыл бұрын

overeems the GOAT of that realm

@r34dyplayerone91

Жыл бұрын

@@chrishayes5755 LMFAO

@zebraneighbor6383

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately his predictions are basically always wrong.

@user-tb2vc3gd5w

Жыл бұрын

exactly this!

@jonlobov1249

Жыл бұрын

DANA will use chandler to dismiss CTE talks

Michael Chandler is as well spoken as Dominick Cruz, but he actually has empathy and social awareness. Chandler is legit the best on the mic out of all fighters.

@gamebred6995

Жыл бұрын

They both fake but Chandler is better

@tokiburoak7457

Жыл бұрын

I like how Dom is kind of an evil villian.

@yokoyuhudo5060

Жыл бұрын

Delusional

@Suplex479

Жыл бұрын

Chandler isn't nearly as smart as Cruz

@wadeharris4700

Жыл бұрын

The guy who fish hooked and spit blood in the face of porier ? Okay

He did this for MMA On Point when he first joined the UFC. Crazy how different the rankings look now compared to then

@vipset87

Жыл бұрын

Ohh yeah I remember!

@anasshahid224

Жыл бұрын

So true man!

@Thomas-zb2pv

Жыл бұрын

Tony...

@DarkWarrior_1

Жыл бұрын

All new top dogs except for justin and dustin.

@stephenstuckey

Жыл бұрын

Yeah really man shit....very true.

LW is absolutely stacked up with many scary talents

@yendevus1747

Жыл бұрын

Mike cuck chandler

@akritasdigenis4831

Жыл бұрын

Wtf is that weird name you have? Enchantment table name😂

@awonddy

Жыл бұрын

@@akritasdigenis4831 bro thinks English is the only language in the world..

@aquatazer

Жыл бұрын

@@akritasdigenis4831 you should pay attention to different languages, a lot of the stuff that’s been written in other languages is really poetic and intriguing.

@WorIdComingDown

Жыл бұрын

@@akritasdigenis4831 ironic.... talking about a weird name...

Always enjoy Mike Chandler’s fight breakdown, so much knowledge of the fight game, he’s going to be a great analyst when he retires 👏👏👏👏

@akaragdollsvids

Жыл бұрын

Like uncle chael

@zebraneighbor6383

Жыл бұрын

Didn't he already retire to become an analyst after he got called out by Makhachev?

@hudaauliarahman2240

Жыл бұрын

He has the lowest fight IQ in LW division

Chandler has always been the most explosive and exciting fighter in MMA. Chandler is also just as fun to listen to when he is comentating, he is honest and articulate while covering fights.

I forgot that Dober KO'd Bobby Green, that was a killer finish.

@johno30197

Жыл бұрын

If it was a killer finish how could you forget it 😏mideocra comment and name..

@orlandoB7927

Жыл бұрын

Lollll it was only 2 months ago!!!!!

@bendover7841

Жыл бұрын

couldn't happen to a more deserving guy

@hakon7269

Жыл бұрын

@@johno30197 alright "Johno 808"

@j.a.g.8689

Жыл бұрын

How could you forget that...

Michael Chandler is so much Respectful guy I love him... I never missed his fight in ufc

Absolutely love Chandler's grown respect for Oliveira. How he went from, like everyone, wondering about the old 'quitter' Oliveira before their fight, to appreciating him as a killer champion and advocating for him when he was consistently put as the underdog, despite obviously chasing a rematch with him.

@keelykingston812

Жыл бұрын

he will never be champ in lightweight again thats for sure

Love Chandler's analysis of things and such.

@yendevus1747

Жыл бұрын

Mike Cuckler

if mike could just slow things down by like 4 percent the amount of damage he would inflect versus recieving would change by like 80 percent

@akritasdigenis4831

Жыл бұрын

You think he doesn't know that you bum? He has professional coaches and you think he needs the advice of a bum on youtube?

@akritasdigenis4831

Жыл бұрын

It's always so funny when a bum is trying to give advice to a professional athlete

@Suplex479

Жыл бұрын

@@akritasdigenis4831 always funny when a bum tries to call someone a bum for saying their opinion about a sport

@5p33dy777777

Жыл бұрын

@@akritasdigenis4831 he isn't wrong though... It's always funny when a bum tries to call someone else 😂

@wadeharris4700

Жыл бұрын

Fighting at 170 will be the most telling. If he has gas for days then we know the weight cut is what’s causing his stamina issues.

Chandler should do more of this , breakdown all the weight class divisions , i enjoyed it

@Ahturro

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Grant Dawson is seriously underrated. Dudes name never gets mentioned despite him being undefeated.

@1994mrmysteryman

Жыл бұрын

He could also end up like Brady. You never know. But I'm very interested in his potential

@1994mrmysteryman

Жыл бұрын

@jabron destoroyah Yeah. But it was a bad loss. He got melted by the striking pressure of a fairly one dimensional striker in Belal. If it was a flash KO or a technical sub, I'd understand.

@kundalsingh1562

Жыл бұрын

@@1994mrmysteryman True, but let’s see how he bounces back, he’s got another tough fight ahead of him.

@PERKIODURKIO

Жыл бұрын

@@kundalsingh1562 who’s he fighting next?

@kundalsingh1562

Жыл бұрын

@@PERKIODURKIO michel perreria

Chandler vs McGregor is gonna be cold.

@monkeyx17

Жыл бұрын

just say the word. Because most people have no idea what that emoji is

@BreadCrispy

Жыл бұрын

@@monkeyx17 cool?

@zezeison

Жыл бұрын

It’s gonna be freezing

@akritasdigenis4831

Жыл бұрын

@@BreadCrispy no, cold.

@monkeyx17

Жыл бұрын

@@BreadCrispy baltic

i think chandler could be a dc type later on. he speaks fluently, rarely ever spews venom, and honestly has a great mind

@jasonolinger7585

Жыл бұрын

oh yea, i'm sure he will when he retires.

UFC do more of these kinds of videos, they're really entertaining!

Michael Chandler's personality and his style of fighting couldn't be any more different. Hes like that pit bull that just snuggles with everyone

How can somebody not like Mike? Gladiator inside the cage, and good man on the outside. And gave respect to his opponents that beat him previously.

@user-bf5vi6yg8n

Жыл бұрын

He was dirty in the Poirier fight

I can't believe mioicano made 145. He's a big guy

@AndreiLucaa

Жыл бұрын

yeah, Hooker also

@joooanit0224

Жыл бұрын

Charles was almost killing himself to get to 145

@kianking5601

Жыл бұрын

@@AndreiLucaawe saw how it turned out for hooker

@bendover7841

Жыл бұрын

@@joooanit0224 so was Conor but he was actually winning

@fighthive4808

Жыл бұрын

@@bendover7841 u so damn annoying

he looks like he knows all the fighters in mma, but when someone calls him he's like "i don't know him"

@aldomauricioable

Жыл бұрын

and he did not give a lot of credit to Arman Tsaryukan

@Dare-Knight

Жыл бұрын

@@aldomauricioable How can he be ? Arman lost to Gamrot in wrestling exchanges and who interns manhandled by Darush. Lol

@aldomauricioable

Жыл бұрын

@@Dare-Knight bro, Gamrot barely beat Arman and for a lot of mma analyst he did not lose to Gamrot. Anyway Arman would destroy Chandler.

@Dare-Knight

Жыл бұрын

@@user-db8ro8ck5e He took Dustin on his solder and dumped him whenever he wanted. He just rushed and get caught in submission because he took too much damage. And as far as Justin goes he shot when he was already exhausted from the strike and still able to lift Justin. He was not a nuthugger boring wrestler which is why he relied on his striking instead of making fights a boring hug fest. His takedowns are also explosive and not leg-humping. And Chandler is old, around 37. How many 37 years old wrestlers have you seen competing at the highest level? Khabib quit at only 32. Lol

@Dare-Knight

Жыл бұрын

@@aldomauricioable I am talking about wrestling exchanges. Gamerot beat Arman in almost every wrestling exchange. I doubt Arman can even beat any top 7 guys. These are all hypes. And Chandler is 37 years old. Show some respect for his commitment. He is still fighting where people like Khabib quit at the age of 32. Lol

UFC got it....i have been fan of MC since 2011 when he just started mma...and i was always like this guy is special...the way he narrated the whole division, it was fabulous. The guy is a great speaker and fighter...lots of love and respect to MC

@yokoyuhudo5060

Жыл бұрын

Not a star fighter himself so the ufc put him in a spot to promote others. Literal joke lmfao

It's tough for me to imagine why someone wouldn't like Chandler. Seems like an awesome guy to me

@shutda0fuckup

Жыл бұрын

His obvious fouls in the fight vs Poirier, and his unapologetic behavior after rubbed people the wrong way. Which I understand.

Chandler truly has a great future in the UFC analysts/commentary team when he retires

There is SO MUCH talent in the LW division. Excited to see what Jalen can do. Hope he stays busy this year. He has potential like Jamahal....

Mind of a champion. Building hype and respect for his division.

Man the UFC really should make more of these videos. The “State of the X division” especially are excellent. Great job by Chandler.

Thank you for this video Michael Chandler and UFC :) You're keeping up to date.

Solid video, Iron Mike, Love seeing you fight, love seeing you comment and narrate MMA for us. Keep it going.

5:59 lol props to the editing team for sneaking and cutting out that brutal headbutt that initiated Chandler's striking exchange. lol really puts a damper on the whole exchange, but you managed to cut it out. Good Job!

Chandler breaks down the lightweight division, the lightweight division breaks down Chandler.🤣

Really good editing and a good job by the people that put this video together

This guy like never stutters. Could listen to him all day.

@T-Lo_OneHunnit

Жыл бұрын

Lol he stuttered right when I read this

@amychaseaussie

Жыл бұрын

Um

What an honest assessment… it’s too bad his skill set isn’t going to get him to a champ status… his attitude deserves it…

Michael Chandler is so well spoken. I hope he becomes an analyst/ commentator for the UFC one day

I like Mike! Much respect for the fun fights 🤙🏻

Ok Michael, i’m a fan of you now. Especially breaking down and praising Dan Hooker and not mentioning beating him in your debut. Massive respect 👍

@T-Lo_OneHunnit

Жыл бұрын

Beat the shit out of hooker LoL

The lightweight division is absolutely stacked! The amount of talent is enough to compete with at least 2-3 other weight classes

The way he compared RDA to an old boot killed me. I love Dos Anjos, but I kind of can't believe he's still out there.

chandler's the man, real class act, and win or lose his fights are always can't miss television, he brings the heat

@trentonuab

Жыл бұрын

Except when he tried to cheat when he’s losing but yeah sure. Class

@DarkWarrior_1

Жыл бұрын

Chandler has achieved a lot been a champ at bellator and i wouldn't be mad if he don't fight for the title he is already going to get out of his prime. He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone. And i can hear him speak all day he is such a well spoken. Glad he is getting that money fight with conor because deserves it 👍

@averagereviews3389

Жыл бұрын

@@trentonuab People either aren't real fans of the sport, or they have absolute dogshit memory. Regardless Chandler is a dirty mother.

Mike Chandler - Dana White Privilege

From 15-1 this Weight class is truly the Best in the UFC 🔥🙏🏾

I like chandler and am grateful for him being a super exciting fighter. But he’s also proven to be a guy who will blow his bloody nose on you (maybe took a cue from Rockhold), fishhook you to get a choke, and then 100% deny it. So well polished, exciting, and skilled… but also someone whom I suspect plays the game and may value outcomes over honor.

@luckylarry88

Жыл бұрын

He is a wrestler

Title should be "The guys I duck to get red panty."

Chandler is such a great analyst man, after retirement, i want to see him as the official analyst man ❤️✨

Arman vs Jalin is a great fight that came to mind while watching this

@henryjacobs4478

Жыл бұрын

In my opinion Arman will do the same to Jalin as he did to Joel

@alper694

Жыл бұрын

@@henryjacobs4478 are you sure, Jalin is on a 5 fight win streak, all finishes. He’s very good with striking and grappling

Love to see Chandler compete, but he's even in Media contents. UFC don't let him go when he retires, give him a mic.

Michael Chandler is very good to speak. He is very good at articulate, and he seems to have a great personality.

Moises, Dober, Hooker, Arman n Oliviera...the current LW champs resume was somebody in Top 15, they probably not popular as other but belong in Top 15 in the most stack division is something huge ...

I fucking love that dude. He's real and very self-aware of his position. He loves mma and you can tell.

Chandler should be the last person doing breakdown with the lowest fight IQ in the division rn 😂😂 2-3 in the ufc and thinks he’s the best wrestler in the division when he barely wrestle other than looking for one punch ko throughout a fight a even struggles in a 3 round bouts

@perp-

Жыл бұрын

this entire take is low iq bro

lightweight division is the scariest division by a long shot. kinda erks me that chandler got a straight shot to the top 5 and skipped out on fighting a lot of scary dudes that arent even ranked.

Tiene mucho corazón, es todo un guerrero 👍

That Dariush spinning elbow KO is so fucken bad ass

I really love how respectful he is

I like this. More like this. Sit down with the guys and tell more stories UFC. Thanks.

How the heck does this guy get so much media attention from the UFC? UFC's golden boy....!

@kyleinacio1473

Жыл бұрын

Well he’s fighting Conor. Pretty big deal

@user-dc9yv4rf1f

Жыл бұрын

Dana white privilege

@abdulisbatman1779

Жыл бұрын

He’s an entertaining fighter, he’s extremely well spoken, he’s got the look and can breakdown fights very well for the casual audience to understand.

@SC2LuckyStrikes

Жыл бұрын

Well besides being a crowd pleaser, and a well spoken guy overall, they've paid alot of money for him so they're going to get every inch of promotion they can out of it

@CHAOS1997

Жыл бұрын

Because he had KO of the year on Ferguson in 2022 little goof

This is a badass breakdown! Never realized how dense this division is 😦

@danny4081

Жыл бұрын

If you’re new, yes lightweight is stacked and so is bantamweight. Tons of badass fighters and matchups If you’re not new, get your head out of the sand

@yuser10

Жыл бұрын

@Danny average mma gatekeeper

@danny4081

Жыл бұрын

@@yuser10 whatever makes you feel better kid

So much respect to Chandler..but truly the current top five won't last with the new gen coming in. Arman, beneil, gamrot and the champ are the true top lws w.r.t skill for skill. I didn't add fiziev as the way he fought with Bobby and also his loss to mustafaev.. LW div the best in combat history.. 🙏🙏

@micahbodha6129

Жыл бұрын

Beniel the new gen? Haha he's old as Chandler

@lunafreed

Жыл бұрын

Paddy the Baddy goat

@justafanVR

Жыл бұрын

@@micahbodha6129 i had this opinion too up until I saw the fight he had with gamrot. Technically he is not worn out like the current top five who are brawlers wsp. Porier, fiziev, Chandler or Oliveira. Technically the new gen I meant w.r.t skillset only..

@Dare-Knight

Жыл бұрын

@@micahbodha6129 Chandler is 37 . WTf are you talking about ? Lol

Excellent input… SEE YOU AT THE TOP

Keep doing these ones UFC. It's interesting to hear what fighters think about other fighters in their division. Keep bringing people that is like Chandler that aint talking bad on fighters because of rivarly even if i dont think he has any because hes a good guy. Instead he is praising the guys in his division. I dont care if he got two wins of five. Hes been close as hell to win those other three fight. Chandler can beat everyone in that division, he just need to be more effective when he throw the bombs.

what slows down after 1 round and name ends with Handler?

I see Mike in the commentry in near future 💯

Fun fact, Rafael Fiziv way before Islam was champion said that he didn't care about the belt, he just wanted to fight Islam.

I met Jalen Turner in LA and couldn’t believe that guy fights at 155 he is a big dude

Great video, we love mike

Please more of that

Someone needs to create a cartoon of Michael Chandler bouncing around the ring doing backflips repetitively.. 😂

Really eager to see the new dogs take down these who are holding the division up. Kudos for Gaethje for taking on Fiziev, makes me respect him more!

I'd love to see Chandler vs Dober that's a fun fight

chandler vs dober would lowkey be a sick fight

@rixter69

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm true!!

Petition to have chandler on commentary, guy is so well spoken and knows the game

Drinking game: take a shot everytime Chandler says "strings together" or "strength of schedule"

I met Jalin Turner before his UFC debut. Bought a couple tarantulas off of him. I'm so proud to see him in the top 10 already, he climbed so fast

Mike makes a great commentator to my greatest surprise… Whatever you may think of him as a fighter, this deserves tons of respect, he won’t ever be unemployed)

The legend! ✊

Chandler jus may have been one of the best investments by the UFC. I know it's rare for the UFC to sign a fighter in his 30s, even more rare, a fighter in his 30s coming from bellator. Happy cuz the fans win in the end

Mike should be a commentator or media guy after he retirees he’s very intellectual and good at the mic

match up chandler vs conor is a good for mma fan.,interesting fact is they have same streak...one of them finally will get W.,i'm very happy for both of them

Chandler is going to finish his career some day knowing he did it all, fought for a title, fotn or potn bonuses, Tuf coach and a future commentator/analyst. Love him or hate him he found his home in the UFC.

Chandler laying the platform for an analyst position post UFC fighting career I see

How can u not like Mike? He‘s such an humble and repsectful person! Much love for him and absolutely one of my fav fighters of all time!

@worldview6218

Жыл бұрын

Ehh it’s easier then you might think. In terms of just fighting, like he’s super entertaining but it’s also super frustrating seeing him fight because of the fact he fights with like a negative fight iq. As for his personality like idk man, it is just way too rehearsed in a lot of ways. I mean he’s likeable but there are a lot of people who his personality just rubs the wrong way

@walterkaiyuenpang3556

Жыл бұрын

Mr FAKE Nice Guy 👍✊

Good God we gonna rock down to electric avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to electric avenue And then we'll take it higher

Man Michael Chandler is the best analyst and commentator, UFC give this man a chance!!!!

Makes no sense how RDA literally said him self he doesn’t want to fight at 55 no more hence why he moved divisions, yet is still ranked at LW.

omg.. that kick from chandler at that angle!

I really hope UFC is setting Mike to be next fighter-commentator.

Mike has a future in broadcast

Chandler is definitely bringing a Pantone color book next time he goes to the orphanage to adopt a kid

I used to think Chandler was corny. But then I saw him fight and after listening to him enough times I realized he's really that proper and well adjusted

Micheal Chandler will definitely go down in the UFC hall of fame, would love to see him commentate more when he retires like DC

Chandler can sell u a bridge. His calling is to speak, i swear. Hope he pursues something along those lines at some point. Very dope.

whose mic skills is he talking about in the beginning?

Every time I hear Chandler talk, all I hear and think of is politicians. MMA Guru is one of the only people I’ve heard agree with me…there’s something so fake about Chandler. It kinda shocks me that hardly anyone else seems to notice it

@walterkaiyuenpang3556

Жыл бұрын

Poirier made things pretty clear what he thinks of Chandler the Cheater !!! 👍✊

@moelarrycurly708

Жыл бұрын

True

Chandler born to be a comentators, he is not like a fighters

Lots of ATT guys in the top 15.... Moises, Moicano, Dawson, Tsarukyan, Gamrot, and Poirier....

@vishalwhite

Жыл бұрын

tsarukyan is not ATT. where did you get that info from?

@danielpletikosic9021

Жыл бұрын

american tap team as Colby says

@dannyhoang410

Жыл бұрын

@@vishalwhite Tsarukyan’s head coach is ATT’s BJJ coach and you can see him in a lot of these other fighters corners as well. As of recently he hasn’t held his camp at ATT because of conflicting issues with other fighter like Gamrot and Damir who finishes his camps at ATT before his fights, he still uses the same cornermen though. He even jokingly posted on Twitter when his fight was first announced against Gamrot that “I call ATT”.

nice breakdown thx

Nicely put..

Michael Chandler is such a pro....He would make an awesome analyst once Hes done with his super fun and epic career in MMA

Drew Dober is a fucking G man I love watching him fight.