Michael Chandler Reacts To Conor McGregor Fight Finally Set For UFC 303 | The MMA Hour
Michael Chandler discusses the announcement of his #UFC303 fight against #ConorMcGregor, when he signed, if 185 pounds was ever discussed, if he ever thought that this wouldn’t happen, if he will attack McGregor’s leg, the BMF belt, Dustin Poirier vs. Islam Makhachev, new gloves, and more.
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Michael to his wife- "baby we did it"
"Conor Mcgregor made us rich!"
Judging by the hickey on his neck I think that’s exactly what she said 😂😂
73 days ....
look at the dining set. its Wife to Michael "Baby we rich"
Red Pantie night
Chandler has a statue of Conor in his front lawn
Conor better hope he catches him or Chandler will have Conor head in front yard. I'm gonna take Conor but I'm always wrong
This had me belly laughing 😂😂😂
😂
Irish leprechaun gnome 😂
Instead of a black lawn jockey it's a statue of a little Irish Conor lol
Oh God, If Mcgregor pulls out now, Chandlers soul is going to leave his body. 😩
Hope he pulls out 😂
@@lubo8767 I never pull out myself
McGregor never pulled out ever before, so that would be a first.
@@jonadam5505 me neither
@@jonadam5505 so that's why you have children with your sister
Those Chandler jokes don’t hit the same anymore now that he actually has the fight.
When Connor will actually step in the ring yes until then u can expect a pull out ot smth
U gotta realize mens went unemployed for years tho 😂😂 (@ufc)
I spoke to Conor, he said he's retired and he's just doing this as a lark. The fights not happening.
@@xwhite2020 oh really you got Connor on speed dial don’t you
@@Whatwhatinthebutttit’s been like a year nd a half, not to mention he got paid for tuf
Dope to hear Chandler saying he was praying for Gaethje. People think he’s corny but he’s a good ass dude
Yeah definitely a classy guy
Wonder why gaethje stated multiple times he hates chandler
U can be both corny and a good dude at the same time
He’s both classy and corny
He's a good guy, but he's still corny and long-winded. Chandler is a walking talking self-help book.
He would be a good tv analyst for the UFC.
Agreed. Would be better than bisping
@@joeladation5921Yeah. He also seems to have knowledge. What’s wrong with Bisping?
He is a constant rambler, regularly cuts fellow commentators off, audibly slurps his spit regularly when speaking, and often argues (unnecessarily) with other commentators seemingly forgetting he's commentating for a fight happening right in front of his eyes. He also doesn't have that great of a repuation to be a high-quality commentator from an intellectual side of things. I don't mind his octagon interviews though. They're pretty straight forward
“73 days but who’s counting” LOL, this guy can finally sleep at night now lol. IF it happens
I'd rather count days, than hours left in a shift. I think he sleeps very well at night, better than most.
@@SunAndMirror Cool story Captain Obvious 👍
@@edm5929what's so obvious?
Chandler has his shopping list ready
For what? He’s a millionaire.
@@AlexsKZheadAcct u bum conor will make him so rich 10 million a fight for this dude conor will make 90 million
Chandler seems like such a genuine guy. I'm glad he's finally getting this fight.
NYSE: MMA
HARD ON. I mean WALK ON
Seems so fake and phony
He's like the fakest guy on the roster lol..?
"i cant lose to the guy that's been out for 3 years" - *The guy thats been out for 2 years*
Only because McGregor's been mucking him around for 2 years.
@@matthewgooch6892 Right, but Chandler CHOSE to wait those 2 years instead of fighting someone else in the meantime..
@matthewgooch6892 *the UFC. Not Conor. Conor wanted to fight back in December but the UFC has been icing him because he's neearig the end of his contract and they want him to resign.
Love him or hate him, Chandler is very well-spoken, respectful and intelligent. Definitely has a career in commentary/podcasting/etc. When he decides to hang up the gloves. We're all in for a treat in 73 days!
Lol dumb
Everyone saying Conor is washed, and he might be..but people will still watch.
Obviously a true disciple 🛐
imagine these dude who call Chandler dumb. in real life. imagine these dudes doing an interview with Ariel for 40 minutes. I would love to hear their level of eloquence vs chandler. some of my favorite videos on youtube are ones where creators drill down on a comment, call the person out, message them, and make a video about it. absolutely pathetic people.
Would definitely like to hear chandler break down fights as a commentator when he retires from competing
Michael will make a great politician some day. He's good at answering a question without saying anything substantive when he wants to lol
Definitely
Naw
Chandler's been binging on positive affirmation reels for the last three months 🤣
Very true, Conor never pulls out even with his wife
What's his wife's name?
@@lubo8767Dana
@@lubo8767Jolie - not married
Bro facts he doesn’t pull out with yours either 👀
Her name is Devlin but also he doesn't pull out of his side pieces jk he does
Imagine if Conor decides to pull out the fight for an unknown reason and chandler becomes the back up to the Islam v Poirier fight
He probably fights gamrot if that happens.
Islam better hope Dustin doesn’t pull out either. Nightmare match up for Islam.
@@AionShanksChandler is a pretty bad matchup for Gamrot. Probably won’t be able to lay on him.
No lets not
He definitely doesn't deserve a title shot😂
Hey man chandler deserves some props. #1. Not getting mad about the piece of paper announcement. #2. Not spilling the beans that they signed the contract before 300. #3. Being a good sport waiting all this time for this damn fight. He deserves everything coming his way.
Amen
If he would have spilled the beans the contract would have been voided. Huge NDA all fighters have to sign.
You ain't topping those Khabib vs Conor numbers. No chance
Cardio will be a factor for Chandler being that he's been running around for nearly two years yelling for red panty night.
cardio for conor you mean.
@@user-fx5cd4px3k he's not the one running around promoting the fight.
@@whoisjerel I hope you mean cardio will be a factor in favour of Chandler
@@AK-mz9ykNeither are cardio machines and Chandler exudes wayyy more explosive energy, he could easily gas before Conor especially if he’s getting cracked in the process.
@@DondreDashard I get what you're saying but I'll expect someone who has been training and fighting killers in the octagon to have better cardio than someone who has partying and going on benders for the past 2.5 yrs
Biggest fight of the last decade? Easy now Micheal, lets calm down a little bit.
😂 that’s what I thought but you never know fire matchup
Yeah those 2 dudes have more hype than skills
Was thinking the same. Number 7 versus a unranked opponent lol!
Michael is mas^%$#iting to the paycheck as we speak
@@Dom-bn1ru more hype than skills, you mean belts couchwarrior?
They both lost 3 out of their last 4, although Conor lost one to injury. Chandler talked about Conor not fighting for three years, but it will be almost two years since Chandler has fought as well. Chandler has the wrestling pedigree, but he's not a submission finisher. This match up is really good. If this was a three round, I would bet on Conor, but for five rounds I would bet Chandler. He's been training the whole time, and I feel like Conor is cramming three years of training into just a few months. I said a long time ago that is was evident Conor had leg injuries, because they always showed him riding a bike for cardio and he wasn't running. They are two different things. Conor has leg issues and that's why his cardio wasn't great in the later fights, then his leg snapped. Five rounds, unless he KO's Chandler, is not in his favor.
I wonder if it's from nate diaz 2, and he had them during fights he did not pull out early when he joined like against max.
@@ErinJeanette I first noticed it when Conor fought Chad Mendes. Mendes is a wrestler but he only had like a 12 day notice, and he gassed Conor at the beginning of that fight, but then he got tired himself and Conor won. After that fight, all the Embedded videos and video with Ariel, etc, Conor was always on a bike or doing the climb machine, we never saw him running. I knew something was up with his legs, and then Conor started talking about his ankles. If you can't run, your cardio will never be as good. IMO that's why Conor lost three of his last four and had a tough time against Nate in both fights. He just didn't have the gas tank, and that's going to apply to this fight, even more so coming off of that leg break.
@@TheOriginalArchie he's still my dude even if he loses forever 😂
Conors cardio is underrated imo, I think he'd do better in 4th and 5th than Chandler. He gets tired early then comes back later
Agreed. Great matchup.
Chandler has a masters degree in yapology
With guys like Chandler, McGregor and Oliveira around, there's definitely no reason to hang up the BMF title.
Oliveira wouldn’t be chosen to fight for the BMF belt, the belt is essentially a strikers only belt.
Oliveroa can strike with the best of them. Did you see what he did to the guy who just fought for the BMF Justin?
@@falsefaces659 he can strike with the best of them but he won’t, as soon as he gets hit he’s gonna pull guard, that’s not what the BMF belt is about lol
@@raul350raptorAgreed Olivera is definitely just as exciting of a fighter as them but he's not gonna kickbox for the whole fight like they want.
1st Round gon be crazy. 🔥🔥
Michel you should fly to irealnd and do a promo video where you enter the forge inn looking for conor just like he did in the roadhouse movie..that be funny😅
Chandler thinking him vs Conor is the biggest fight of the decade is absolute delusion.
When he said he wanted 3 rds it was to get his feet wet after the layoff, he also said after the 3 rd fight he wants to get back to 5s. Either way 3 rds or 12 this fight doesnt go past 2
The UFC wants to destroy Conor ,he straight up said he wanted a warm up 3 rounder. Admitting in effect he was not ready for 5. 1 fight left the UFC trying to Nick Diaz him.
Chandler can easily win this fight, if he wrestles. Unfortunately, I think he's going to try and strike and he might get slept in the process.
Exactly. He could take him down and pummel him on the ground, but he’ll fight with limited fight IQ because that’s Chandler.
@@bawse420 he'll still win on the feet
@@bawse420People act like Conor is easy to pound out on the ground. Khabib is the only guy to do that to him in his UFC career and Khabib struggled with him more than anyone else during his short title run. That wasn’t even the best version of Conor but obviously this may be a worse version of Conor as he is older and has been out for just as long as he was for that fight at this point or at least close to it.
@@FreefallSCchad mendes on short notice?!
@@MustObeyTheRules the guy who he KOd in the second round? I mean Mendes controlled him and bloodied him up a bit but it wasn’t for very long as Conor literally finished him in the second round.
Mike's wife is in the background off camera wearing nothing but a pair of red panties
Weird
Kinda weird how at first everyone was talking bad about the BMF Title. Now everyone wants it like it’s a Championship Belt.
Maybe because the ppv point idk
Better than!🤣
Chandler is the ideal employee - I would love to have such a yes man under myself, I would never be wrong.
Chandler has done 1 billion interviews about the Conor fight, so people should give him big credit for waiting for a big payday and wanting this more than anything else in life. Anyway, looking forward to fireworks in round 1.
Chandler is a good and intelligent guy. Should be a commentator for the UFC.
If America was a fighting style, it would simply be called "Michael Chandler."
Ultimately, you’d imagine that if Conor really wanted 3 rounds it would be 3 rounds. Bottom line is Conor always says that these types of fights should only ever be 5.
to promote ufc 302 islam vs dustin and ufc 303 conor vs michael they should have a classic summer press conference in may with these 4 gentlemen on. that'll be insane!
I truly hope Chandler‘s manager is better than Eddie Alvarez or cowboy Cerrone
Man this dude articulates himself incredibly. When his fighting career is done I'm excited to see what he does. So well spoken and a solid mindset. Excited to see this fight.
Jeez the BMF belt is more prominent now than a LW strap. Mike was like I would cut down to 155 only if I had to for the BMF belt- or maybe the LW belt. 😂😂
Rory MacDonald is a nice touch front and center. Let's hope Chandler v McGregor is an epic one like Lawler v MacDonald was.
I’m a huge McGregor fan but I just believe that this is a bad fight for him. I agree with Mike. I think Mike goes out and starches Conor… If McGregor can even make this competitive and fun then it’s a win for him in my book. I hope I can come back to this comment and be wrong 🤞🏼
If Conor comes in at even 75% of what he used to be, then Chandlers the one getting starched. Chandlers the perfect matchup for Conor: short & stocky wrestler who won't actually wrestle, fights in orthodox stance, and throws winging haymakers with his chin up in the air. Conors greatest gift is his timing, and if his timing is anything like it used to be, he'll counter Chandler and put him out badly with a left hand. Don't let his inactivity or drug abuse food you. If Conor comes in dialed in and motivated he could absolutely win this.
Michael Chandler just went way up on my favorite fighter list when he referred to his body as his “human.” I like what that says.
It must be a sigh of relief for Ariel to interview a guy like Chandler cuz he talks so well and carries the conversation forward so effortlessly
Man, chandler is a great speaker.
'Choose something to fall asleep too' is a banger of an off hand comment 😂
I noticed that too. Subtle but a nice dig
@@wemoveforward6413 was indeed
Chandler better start practicing the trash talk because even if Conor’s trash talk is not as good as it used to be, it's coming
Conor called him a little bellator tick which was wild lol mid argument so hopefully conor is doing well and they flame each other it'll be hilarious
bro said "the biggest fight of the last decade... "
Lmao they are both bums at this point in their career . Conor was never the same after the Floyd fight money changed him .
@@miketopcu8067Mike was a round away from beating Poirer and being ranked #3 right now lol don't be silly.
@@vivaeuropa yeah he smoked Dustin w ease their first fight ..my exact point he was never the same .
Chandler is such a Company man. Dana could do anything & he'd back it.
Exactly what I was thinking.... Praising the way Dana announced the fight was ridiculous....
If I were Chandler, I'd be pissed about being sidelined for this long and having my career held hostage like this. But hes a UFC partisan shill. Hell do as hes told...
Chandler must be getting some ppv points.
true
Happy to see Michael Chandler finally get the Conor McGregor fight, he’s been waiting ages for it. Also love how much respect and admiration Chandler has for Conor’s accomplishments, refreshing change of pace from the regular trash talk. Should be a fun buildup and the fight will be great too. May the best man win. 👏👏👏👏
Chandler is going to wreck Connor.
Hell we knew Connor vs Chandler was happening in June at international fight week Connor told us almkst 2 months ago. Chandler also kinda hinted around while doing interviews rite after Connor commented about coming back in June .
I don't expect that much after the legendary UFC 300 card, but I know Chandler will bring it, but it takes 2.. Hope for him that the fight goes on and that people will buy the PPV.
We finally have a date for this fight. Thank god. I really think they should do Covington vs Garry as the co main event. That would be perfect.
Chandler is very genuine, looking forward to this one!!
very refreshing to hear someone so self aware and eloquent. Ariel weasel as usual
They tried to give Connor more training time than Chandler 😂
If that fight with him and Justin had lasted another minute I think Mike was doing much better towards the end and I think it ends similar to the max fight.
I like chandler so much because we all know he could hold everyone on the ground, but he doesn’t do that, he challenges himself too💪🏽💪🏽
Powerful and beautiful speech though. Credit to Mike.
Would love to have a sit down with Michael, so switched on
The note was fine. I have a feeling that they already promoted it before and all that promotion money was wasted due to it falling apart. Therefore, if they made another official promotion, people would probably hesitantly hear it out - like when Khabib and Tony were unable to get a fight due to reasons.
Ofc he wanted the big promo it’s Micky Chandler 😂
Such a humble guy. Huge fan
Chandler waits all this time, charges in like a bull out of the gate and gets slept with the first punch 👊
Chandler ain't wrong, he brings a BMF vibe to his fights and he has waited long enough.
I’m not sure how people dislike Chandler A Warriors Of God 🙏🙏☝️☝️
Connor has never had cardio. No doubt he would rather have a 3 round payday than a 5 round.
Michael sounded like Tito Ortiz and Chael P for a sec when he was self promoting.
Love watching Chandler fight he always brings it.
He really is a philosopher
If you look at recent years ..with Conor and his time off..his return fights have been against monsters..2020 was ol Donnie .a year later comes back and fights Dustin who’s been active which everyone knows activity is important..Conor loses..fights Dustin again and breaks his leg..3 years later he’s fighting Michael..and that fight is 5 rounds..even with the injury..all that is astonishing ..
Please do the press tour!
Conners walk out song should be corey fieldmans “come back king”. Its a banger!
He's sure not getting knocked out by connor mcgregor who has lost his last three fights
Def not. Bad fight for Conor
I can see Conor having an Alvarez level performance
It’s not like Chandler has some iron chin
2
No he hasn't.
11:28 is him talking about the virtue of patience that Christ consciousness can achieve.
I am a Michael Chandler fan, what a class act he is. Definitely from the Midwest lol
Micheal is Well Spoken n Humbe Guy,
Chandler a super nice dude, love Connor but rooting for Chandler to whoop his ass
Just my two cents…It is Dana‘s company, he can make announcements at press conferences, which is typical, and all of the real fans will always be watching everything related to a UFC event, so it was epic 300, with icing on the cake! Good luck, fellas! 🎉 #greatepisode
Diaz McGregor 3 announcement will be a spectacle.
That’s what I’m really waiting for haha
Or Khabib Conor 2
Prefer to see that
Stop dude it will Never happen in the ufc. Boxing Maybe
if he wins, he gonna adopt 15 nggz
Poppa!
His humble mentality and outlook is truly elite. He will be great in our out of the octagon.
Let’s be real Dana never gave 185 a thought .
And that's if he makes it to the fight and not cancel it
Props to Chandler. Great interview. I like that he respects Gaethje and other fighters. He sees the backstory to all the good guys in the sport. Listen to how he speaks/thinks right now, versus how Mcgregor has sounded for the last 3 years plus? Even Helwani was impressed. I want the fight to happen, yet I still cannot see it. I cannot see Conor taking the chance to taint has legacy by losing to Chandler after allt this time... And I think Dana knows it too hene the tiny announcement. So, if it happens, great. I'm trying to stay positive but..
It’s basically Ngannou situation all over again (stuck to his guns), but way more people were confident that Chandler fumbled the bag and so the pressure on him was even higher than on Francis
I like both fighters. idk who to root for. but if conor has been training (by the looks of his ig not as much) this should be a banger of a fighter. If conor wins he should get a rematch with dustin
I heard chandler is going to spar with mcgregor in the line up to this fight
lol what
Ariel’s like yeah, whatever you say Mike lmao
I love seeing Michael Chandler fight. Easily one of the most exciting fighters but I hope he has a good showing because I think most people have forgotten about him after all this time off.
He knew the UFC would already be Trending with UFC 300 so The McGregor announcement was the cherry on top💯💯💯💯
Conor wanted it to be a 3 round main event?! 😂 bet the house on chandler. He’s done for.
Unfortunately I agree.
Chandler out of his mind if he thinks he’s a better matchup for Islam than Arman is
Win or lose it’s gonna be a show if chandler fighting im tuned in!
Gotta love Chandler. The dude is smooth , gonna be a politician after his fight career.
I want to see him win this. This guy doesn't fight he puts on wars. I hope he's more disciplined in this one more than going for the highlight knockout. This fight will be epic either way
Very well done chandler. This is how you promote a fight. Draw attention to how dangerous your opposition is. Remind people who you are fighting and what he once was. Let the people know you are both motivated, both training hard, and let the best man win. Regardless of what he actually thinks, he played this right on the money.
Now i know why Josh Thomson loves Chandler so much what a guy.
Chandler also seems like he uses the similar mood enhancers as Conor this interview
😂
Bottom line is Connor is not gonna fight Chandler. He's already looking at Max Holloway for that BMF belt.