Michael Chandler wasn’t interested in fighting Islam Makhachev on short notice. Chandler is set to be the backup fighter at UFC 254, but when Rafael dos Anjos fell out of his fight against Makhachev, many thought Chandler should step in. However, for the former Bellator lightweight champion, he says it didn’t make sense to take […]

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Michael Chandler wasn’t interested in fighting Islam Makhachev on short notice. Chandler is set to be the backup fighter at UFC 254, but when Rafael dos Anjos fell out of his fight against Makhachev, many thought Chandler should step in. However, for the former Bellator lightweight champion, he says it didn’t make sense to take […]

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