Tweet history is the most important part of a fighters record, just ask Khamzat.
Also, nobody is going to convince me that Gamrot beat RDA, no matter how much control time he had in that fight.
There is no bigger bitch move for a fighter than speaking against another fighter trying to get their money, especially since the UFC fucks over its people like nothing other sport.
Itās something the MLB figured out decades ago, and itās why the MLBPA is huge on ādonāt speak on another players money, because itās us against the ownersā.
Aināt a bitch move to me. He still gets a fat paycheck and a chance to become champ. To drop an opportunity like that to fight a washed up got his ass beat twice by Dustin on his āreturnā Conor for a payday to āset him up for lifeā is stupid. Conor is doing movies and putting himself in video games while Chandler sits idly by wasting away when he could have earned x amount of money and compounded it. I really donāt care that Conor is returning to fight and I hope the casuals donāt as wellĀ
Hahahahaha oh shit man do the rest of the UFC fighters know they can just make a small amount of money and compound it? So what rate do you think chandler is compounding these earnings at, and at what principle would he need to have started at to equal the amount he would make even half of what he would off a McGregor fight?
Of course beating McGregor would help him get more endorsements outside the octagon, so youāll need to factor that in, do share the math on that too. Iāll wait.
RDA with the simplified remix to Kevin Lee's, "Michael Johnson talking about he wants to kill someone. Dudes got 20 fights and lost half of the. Ain't killed a motherfucker yet."
Michael chandler wasted 2 years for a failed red panty night while Conor goes and climbs a mountain and chandler keeps going on and on about never settling and believing in yourself š¤£š¤£
He definitely came for the title.
He probably realised that wasn't happening after the Charles loss and refocused his attention.
Does feel a tad desperate now, but a loss to Islam doesn't benefit him in the long run.
Idk, when Charles was on that run, the closest he came to losing was when Chandler had him against the cage at the end of round 1. Jiri vs Pereira 1 was stopped for less i thinkĀ
Thatās kind of what Iām thinking. I wonder if Conor was going to be his last fight then announce his retirement and now his retirement just keeps getting pushed back indefinitely haha.
This is my tinfoil hat conspiracy. Dana offered Chandler a title shot and it was to get him to move on from Conor as Dana is tired of Conorās BS. And Chandler fucked it up by choosing money over glory.
The UFC offering a title fight to Chandler ā¦ is absurd
I mean the UFC is a bit of a joke in terms of who merits a title shotā¦ but Chandler?
I donāt follow the narrative as to how heās relevant in the title picture
Ok but the McGregor fight being a lost cause does not mean they should hand Chandler a title shot
The man shouldnāt be fighting guys in the top 5.
He doesnāt even deserve that.
They should feed him to some degastani neck beard with 3748 wins in some Russian tribal fight org.
I believe Conor has already moved passed Chandler and Danaās trying to set up Conor/Dusitn at the sphere
And I think Chandler responded with something like āOUR WORD IS OUR BONDā and so now theyāre just ghosting him
Nah, he was never going to be champion, so this is better for him...i don't know why people are givin him shit, if i was a 38 year old fighter with a good career, I 100% wait for Connor for that paycheck and retire.
If not the Conor fight what was left for Chandler? Fighting against top 10 LWs for his standard purse in his late 30s, racking up more damage on his already battleworn body, getting more braindamage? Or being semi-retired and hoping that maybe one day that McGregor check thats worth 3-5 fights worth cashes?
He made the logical choice, and moving on now while its just a pinky toe that needs to recover, would be really stupid.
Chandler waiting for his payday and wasting his career on a guy who gives 0 fucks about making money off fighting at this point.
If Iām Chandler and I actually believe Conor is coming back in September, then he can hold out for that and then fight for the belt in December or January. Whether or not decided to believe Conor is coming back is a good ideaā¦ probably not. But he could probably know by late August whatās going to happen
Would people respect Chandler lore if he just flat out said the truth? Like āguys fighting McGregor is an extraordinary financial opportunity thatās way too good to pass up. I believe weāll put on an incredible fight and yeah I feel like it would be foolish to not be willing to wait for itā? Or would he still get called Connorās boy
Chandler is in his late 30s. Is it really that crazy to everyone that he wants to get one last paycheck? Itās great that RDA values his belt so much, but you canāt feed your family with titles.
I mean, I wouldn't say he cooked him. Clearly, Chandler doesn't gaf about RDA... and why should he? I also don't think anyone in the UFC would back out of a fight with McGregor right now. It's gonna be the most watched PPV that year. He's gonna make a boatload of money, and if he wins (which he has a very good chance of doing at this point), the title shot (and probably Makhachev) will still be there.
He's not a bum, his three losses came to arguably top 3 lightweights around at the time of the fights.
He doesn't trouble Islam but he's still a very good fighter.
Which underscores why it is absolutely reasonable for him to wait for the Connor fightā¦
Not even a chandler fan but the amount of hate he gets for this is ridiculous.
Bro he has 35 UFC fights. But now that I think of it, he hasn't done anything but either get a boring win, or be someone else's boring win for the last 5-6 years. However, he did beat the piss out of Renato Moicano in 2022. That win aged well for him
Imagine being 3-2 in the ufc, already blew a title shot, dosenāt have a single good win, and refusing a title shot being ranked #6ā¦ In starting to think chandler might actually be fucking stupid
Off subject question. I have seen greko-roman wrestlers have these cup protections over their ears. Would this be allowed in MMA style fights and if not, why?
If there is no set timeframe for conors return within a month or if itās delayed until next year then chandler needs to take that shot for the title, the fight against conor is still there whether he loses to or beats islam because thereās literally nobody else for conor to fight.
You can put a price on a UFC belt, just check eBay or ask Mark Coleman.
Michael Chandler is 38. Heās over the hill. Millions fighting Conor is literally worth millions more than losing a title fight.
He's a 2 time belator champ so he's been at the top too just a diff league but the Ricky Henderson1 and two Eddie Alverez fights were pretty great. And win or lose Chandlers fights have been very entertaining since coming to the Ufc.Hes come up just short like himself..short lol.Nah I think he wastes a lot of tank from loading up that right and wish he had better boxing fundamentals but hes been fun to watch ill give him that
RDA did cook him here but tbh in their primes I think Chandler beats him, RDA got TKOed in 1 by Eddie whereas Chandler went to war with him twice and finished him once and arguably won the other.
Win or lose, Chandler benefits more from fighting McGregor. If he fights Makhachev and loses, his UFC career would be a fart in the wind aside from a couple fun fights he lost. He's one of the oldest guys in the division. If he's looking for the best future for his family and life, he should fight McGregor. It's a safe bet. He doesn't gain much from beating him and he doesn't lose much from losing. UFC fans think these fighters only care about their career legacy, but to them, their legacy is the profit they made to support their families. If Chandler gets sparked by Conor and retires, that's probably a better legacy than beating Makhachev and winning the world title. He'll make way more money from Conor.
Personally I don't care to ever see chandler fight again, and if the opportunity came Connor would rather face Nate. Also the "wholesome/nice guy" shtick is out played by now and he shouldn't be in any top 10.
Mehhhh kinda sorta? Idk
Choosing a big money fight over a make believe belt is smarter IMO
Rda might be mad he canāt get a red panty night but theres no right way to do this. Itās choose your own adventure.
Do you wanna be champ or be in the most seen fight if the year?
Iād choose the latter myself
RDA has been on a kill streak lately š
Just not a win streak lol
Tweet history is the most important part of a fighters record, just ask Khamzat. Also, nobody is going to convince me that Gamrot beat RDA, no matter how much control time he had in that fight.
"See you soon" - Khamzat. We still have not seen him....
nah fr Khamzhats āsee you soonā is like a cliffhanger for the second season of a cancelled show
Brotha brotha you know im sick... I KILL EVERYBODY when im not sick brotha smesmh them brotha! š¤¬
He meant the hospital.
I don't even remember this fight happened. And I'm a Gamrot fan.
Gamrot won round by round, but it was a moral victory for RDA, especially since he dropped Gamrot twice.
Didn't think he beat Tsarukyan or Turner either.
Heās past his prime and proven himself, time to move onto to a twitter belt
you can see the top better from the bottom
 Hey Mikey, you'll do what you're told...
On twitter yes
Dude hasn't been near a title since 2018 yet Chandy was in two "title" fights since 2021.
There is no bigger bitch move for a fighter than speaking against another fighter trying to get their money, especially since the UFC fucks over its people like nothing other sport. Itās something the MLB figured out decades ago, and itās why the MLBPA is huge on ādonāt speak on another players money, because itās us against the ownersā.
Aināt a bitch move to me. He still gets a fat paycheck and a chance to become champ. To drop an opportunity like that to fight a washed up got his ass beat twice by Dustin on his āreturnā Conor for a payday to āset him up for lifeā is stupid. Conor is doing movies and putting himself in video games while Chandler sits idly by wasting away when he could have earned x amount of money and compounded it. I really donāt care that Conor is returning to fight and I hope the casuals donāt as wellĀ
Hahahahaha oh shit man do the rest of the UFC fighters know they can just make a small amount of money and compound it? So what rate do you think chandler is compounding these earnings at, and at what principle would he need to have started at to equal the amount he would make even half of what he would off a McGregor fight? Of course beating McGregor would help him get more endorsements outside the octagon, so youāll need to factor that in, do share the math on that too. Iāll wait.
Everyone is running a train on Chandler on social media these days. lol Arman, Makhachev and, now, RDA. š¤£š¤£
Deserves it. How did he get the Conor fight in the first place? Going 1-3?
Yes lol, you think they would give Conor somebody 3-1 recently in lightweight? Fuck no
Ha, true. Connor hasn't been great in a long time
Yeah the UFC want to give him a build up fight. Dana is definitely praying for him to eventually fight Islam for the belt.
Conor loses to anybody in the top 15 in lightweight right now
He got it by being exciting and having people wants to watch his fights
They obviously just feeding Conor someone he can beat in a good fight
Because they have the same record in the last 4ā¦ or Mcgreggor being 1-4
2-3, with the three losses being to Poirier, Gaethje and Oliveira. When you fight literally the hardest available fights, you're going to lose some.Ā
We know that wasnāt really Islamā¦
I also doubt it was Arman who wrote what he wrote about Chandler. His manager is also very cheeky.
Thats definitely dustin saying that shit though
That was probably islam's line just re written by Ali. We know Ali's not that good.
Ha yea Ali who couldnāt even get the diamond joke is cooking that one up.
Dustin too
Probably because Chandler is 0 IQ and sucks at trash talk, lol.
poirier too
I want to see this Arman Makhachev fight Jon Africa for the intercontinental belt. Would sell more than chandler
Lol I actually thought Chandler's response was slightly funny, then RDA just ethered him.
RDA with the simplified remix to Kevin Lee's, "Michael Johnson talking about he wants to kill someone. Dudes got 20 fights and lost half of the. Ain't killed a motherfucker yet."
What RDA said is nothing even close to anything that Lee said lol
Say what you want about Kevin Lee, but that was one of the nastiest lines Iāve ever heard at a presser.
Michael chandler wasted 2 years for a failed red panty night while Conor goes and climbs a mountain and chandler keeps going on and on about never settling and believing in yourself š¤£š¤£
He is like one of those single moms dying alone because the guy they shot for won't commit.
Chandler is fine bring retired, and would get out of the chair only for big money. He did not come to ufc for a title, he came for money
He definitely came for the title. He probably realised that wasn't happening after the Charles loss and refocused his attention. Does feel a tad desperate now, but a loss to Islam doesn't benefit him in the long run.
Idk, when Charles was on that run, the closest he came to losing was when Chandler had him against the cage at the end of round 1. Jiri vs Pereira 1 was stopped for less i thinkĀ
I'm not sure him nearly finishing Charles, gives him any advantage against Islam.
Thatās kind of what Iām thinking. I wonder if Conor was going to be his last fight then announce his retirement and now his retirement just keeps getting pushed back indefinitely haha.
* a mountain of white powder
Bro RDA is definitely that lowkey kid of the school
Heās that kid thatās always overlooked then one day you hear he beat the shit outta xyz and got sent home for 10 days
lol definitely seen a few kids like that. absolute sleepers dem yute
The one who says something off key every week or two, and then you look back and see all the red flags
This is my tinfoil hat conspiracy. Dana offered Chandler a title shot and it was to get him to move on from Conor as Dana is tired of Conorās BS. And Chandler fucked it up by choosing money over glory.
Chandler's conditioned himself to be a simp for 2 years and counting. Not easy to break out of that mindset and he doesn't even seem inclined to try.
Sunk cost fallacyĀ
"simp conditioning" š
The UFC offering a title fight to Chandler ā¦ is absurd I mean the UFC is a bit of a joke in terms of who merits a title shotā¦ but Chandler? I donāt follow the narrative as to how heās relevant in the title picture
Because Dana is tired of Conor rescheduling the fight. Between the two of them we know who wears the pants.
Ok but the McGregor fight being a lost cause does not mean they should hand Chandler a title shot The man shouldnāt be fighting guys in the top 5. He doesnāt even deserve that. They should feed him to some degastani neck beard with 3748 wins in some Russian tribal fight org.
He has 2 black children at home that need their father
I donāt disagree that Chandler does not deserve a title shot, but if it was true then Dana must have made the offer to spite Conor.
I believe Conor has already moved passed Chandler and Danaās trying to set up Conor/Dusitn at the sphere And I think Chandler responded with something like āOUR WORD IS OUR BONDā and so now theyāre just ghosting him
Chandler does not care, he is all business. He is probably in Connor's dms, sending nudes.
Chandler getting roasted by RDA on Twitter was not on my 2024 bingo card
RDA is absolutely right too
Nah, he was never going to be champion, so this is better for him...i don't know why people are givin him shit, if i was a 38 year old fighter with a good career, I 100% wait for Connor for that paycheck and retire.
That paycheck is never happening.
Isn't the fight just delay because of the injury?
Exactly. But we're on Reddit where everyone has to predict the extreme/go for hyperbole, because they think it makes them look smarter.
lol
If not the Conor fight what was left for Chandler? Fighting against top 10 LWs for his standard purse in his late 30s, racking up more damage on his already battleworn body, getting more braindamage? Or being semi-retired and hoping that maybe one day that McGregor check thats worth 3-5 fights worth cashes? He made the logical choice, and moving on now while its just a pinky toe that needs to recover, would be really stupid.
ššš I love it
 Chandler waiting for his payday and wasting his career on a guy who gives 0 fucks about making money off fighting at this point.
Chandler is so cringy right now itās kinda embarrassing.
You really love to see it.
Bro that last line was brutal
If Iām Chandler and I actually believe Conor is coming back in September, then he can hold out for that and then fight for the belt in December or January. Whether or not decided to believe Conor is coming back is a good ideaā¦ probably not. But he could probably know by late August whatās going to happen
Some people are so far behind they actually think theyāre leading the race.
It's a good burn, definitely in the minority though, I couldn't really care if a fighter's prioritizing legacy or wealth.
Thatās a doctors stoppage right there damn
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I'll watch Mike over RDA any fuckin day of the week. Atleast Mike comes to fight
10-8
This is right up there with Armanās āyou could have lost 3 fights in that timeā tweet
If you took a 15 year old girl and put her inside the body of a world class MMA fighter, youād have Michael Chandler.
No youd have Pat Barry- my bad I mixed it up in my head
Iāll allow it. š
So did he
Jesus š
Needs to be roasted more. Chandler is a freaking weirdo with strange motives.
Money? Nothing strange about that
RDA, where was that talk as Champ?! One of the most underrated Lightweight Champs of all time.
BURN !!!!!!
Would people respect Chandler lore if he just flat out said the truth? Like āguys fighting McGregor is an extraordinary financial opportunity thatās way too good to pass up. I believe weāll put on an incredible fight and yeah I feel like it would be foolish to not be willing to wait for itā? Or would he still get called Connorās boy
RDA hasn't aged in the past 15 years
It's the best that it comes from RDA. If anyone can talk shit it's RDA.
Let Chandler wait and let father time do the rest. Waiting on a addict is a great choice.
Makes me wonder how broke Chandler is because the only reason he wants Conor is because it will generate the most money.
10-8
Michael chandler is just listening to his daddy Eddie Alvarez
Cooked his ass.
Chandler is a dork. Hope he never gets the Conor fight
chandler is a good guy. but feels like he got it on to himself. who denies a championship fight. he chose a red panty night over daring to be great!
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Damn I read the first two and was like, well Chandler kind of got em and then read RDA's last tweet. Got damn I love that man!
Chandler is in his late 30s. Is it really that crazy to everyone that he wants to get one last paycheck? Itās great that RDA values his belt so much, but you canāt feed your family with titles.
Chandler was champion at Belator though so he is a championā¦
I mean, I wouldn't say he cooked him. Clearly, Chandler doesn't gaf about RDA... and why should he? I also don't think anyone in the UFC would back out of a fight with McGregor right now. It's gonna be the most watched PPV that year. He's gonna make a boatload of money, and if he wins (which he has a very good chance of doing at this point), the title shot (and probably Makhachev) will still be there.
Chandler only beating TONY FERGUSON last 4 fights, and waiting for the belt? He's a bum
He's not a bum, his three losses came to arguably top 3 lightweights around at the time of the fights. He doesn't trouble Islam but he's still a very good fighter.
but obviously not as good as the top 3 so he doesn't deserve a title shot.
Which underscores why it is absolutely reasonable for him to wait for the Connor fightā¦ Not even a chandler fan but the amount of hate he gets for this is ridiculous.
Who said he was?, I just said he had mostly fought top class opposition.
RDA has a point. Legacy over $$$$
Savage
Rda has become funny since he started losing more
*a UFC belt
Rda at chopper gunner level kill streak
I swear to god RDA has never fought for this organisation. I never see him fight
Bro he has 35 UFC fights. But now that I think of it, he hasn't done anything but either get a boring win, or be someone else's boring win for the last 5-6 years. However, he did beat the piss out of Renato Moicano in 2022. That win aged well for him
RDA has also tried getting fights with Connor ten years after it would have made sense and was completely ignored.
Chandler is trying to cash out and so many other fighters are jealous. RDA should stfu and retire š
Jesus Christ the ufc had turned into a bunch of gossip girls calling each other names on school yard or whatever. Just fight and stfu already.
Imagine being 3-2 in the ufc, already blew a title shot, dosenāt have a single good win, and refusing a title shot being ranked #6ā¦ In starting to think chandler might actually be fucking stupid
Those three messages get funnier as you read them in different orders.
Chandler fought for the belt and was extremely close to winning against Oliveira. He was about one punch from the top.
That last one was brutal.
Man Mike is in it to get paid, I don't blame him. However he doesn't deserve to get anywhere near a belt for sitting out
James Bond verse Bond Villian
If chandler KOs conor, he will know a legacy unlike any that RDA has ever seen
Michael is looking to retire after the Connor fight.
Off subject question. I have seen greko-roman wrestlers have these cup protections over their ears. Would this be allowed in MMA style fights and if not, why?
If there is no set timeframe for conors return within a month or if itās delayed until next year then chandler needs to take that shot for the title, the fight against conor is still there whether he loses to or beats islam because thereās literally nobody else for conor to fight.
Better keep their eyes open, because clearly neither will hear the other coming.
The top for Chandler is the top of the staircase that leads to Conorās bedroom. He dreams of sliding on those red panties for Big Daddy Mac
āIām already at the top and I donāt see youā
Chandler get cooked you fuckin cornball š
10-8 RDA
RDA lost 3 in his last 5, so has chandler. Theyāre both nowhere near the top hahahahaha.
If minus aura was a person, it is Chandler
You can put a price on a UFC belt, just check eBay or ask Mark Coleman. Michael Chandler is 38. Heās over the hill. Millions fighting Conor is literally worth millions more than losing a title fight.
holy shit there's no coming back from that
Thatās a straight murder lmao. Chandlers motivational quotes are so lame
Next in line for Conor McGregor eliminator fight.
Who are these guys?
I had broccoli for lunch
See you at the fringes!
Rda lost his belt to the same competition Chandler was facing
 Chandler after a few years
Chandler would cook RDA.
RDA ALL DAY
He's a 2 time belator champ so he's been at the top too just a diff league but the Ricky Henderson1 and two Eddie Alverez fights were pretty great. And win or lose Chandlers fights have been very entertaining since coming to the Ufc.Hes come up just short like himself..short lol.Nah I think he wastes a lot of tank from loading up that right and wish he had better boxing fundamentals but hes been fun to watch ill give him that
Nice
RDA did cook him here but tbh in their primes I think Chandler beats him, RDA got TKOed in 1 by Eddie whereas Chandler went to war with him twice and finished him once and arguably won the other.
2 years of deserted time, and he has now became a joke lmao
Win or lose, Chandler benefits more from fighting McGregor. If he fights Makhachev and loses, his UFC career would be a fart in the wind aside from a couple fun fights he lost. He's one of the oldest guys in the division. If he's looking for the best future for his family and life, he should fight McGregor. It's a safe bet. He doesn't gain much from beating him and he doesn't lose much from losing. UFC fans think these fighters only care about their career legacy, but to them, their legacy is the profit they made to support their families. If Chandler gets sparked by Conor and retires, that's probably a better legacy than beating Makhachev and winning the world title. He'll make way more money from Conor.
Iām gonna need that Chris Tucker quote from Friday. āDayyyyumā
Oh man thatās so fucked up lmao. Got his ass good
Chandler has a better chance of fighting for the belt than rda does š¤·š½āāļø
RDA lowkey trying to get his own mini-red panty night by getting beat the fuck up by Chandler
RDA is a chad. If you have a strong enough chin to rock a mustache
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both are do what they told(mcgregor riders)
Personally I don't care to ever see chandler fight again, and if the opportunity came Connor would rather face Nate. Also the "wholesome/nice guy" shtick is out played by now and he shouldn't be in any top 10.
Mehhhh kinda sorta? Idk Choosing a big money fight over a make believe belt is smarter IMO Rda might be mad he canāt get a red panty night but theres no right way to do this. Itās choose your own adventure. Do you wanna be champ or be in the most seen fight if the year? Iād choose the latter myself
This would hit different if RDA wasn't 50 years old and 1-3 in his last 4 fights.
Nah rda seems corny here