Stick a fork in Michael Chandler; he’s carried out.
‘Iron’ suffered his fifth profession loss contained in the Octagon at UFC 314, succumbing to a third-round beatdown served on a silver platter by surging Liverpudlian fan favourite Paddy Pimblett. Going into the battle, there have been plenty of questions surrounding Pimblett’s growth and whether or not he’d be capable to climate the kind of storm that Chandler delivers each time he steps contained in the cage.
For sure, ‘The Baddy’ handed with flying colours, delivering his most dominant efficiency but and leaving Miami with an enormous statement-making victory towards the previous Bellator champion.
‘The Rely’ believes Michael Chandler is simply too previous to climb the contender’s ladder once more
Now 38 years previous and sitting on a 2-5 report beneath the UFC banner, Chandler’s profession is actually over. A minimum of, that’s what former middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping thinks.
“I don’t say this evenly, however that was a career-killing efficiency for Michael Chandler,” Bisping, mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Sure, after all, he’ll battle once more. Sure, he’ll nonetheless generate profits. Sure, individuals will wish to tune in. However that’s it. There ain’t no extra title talks, there is no such thing as a extra, ’See you on the prime.’ There’s none of that.
“Paddy Pimblett simply put an finish to all of that. If he was 30 years previous, he may have one other go. He may mud himself off and have one other crack on the whip. However no, Father Time is undefeated. He’s 38 years previous, and there ain’t no method that he’s getting again into title competition ever once more.”
Regardless of one other devastating loss on his resume, Dana White stays excessive on Michael Chandler, main many to imagine that ‘Iron’ is much from carried out competing.
However no matter comes subsequent for Chandler, the Missouri native is comfy understanding that whether or not he wins or loses contained in the Octagon, he’s already gained at life.
“By no means out of the battle,” Chandler wrote on X. “This image sums all of it up. So long as I’ve received these heartbeats and palms to carry, I’ve already gained.”
