Michael Chandler has revealed his five favorite fighters to enter the MMA scene.
Chandler (23-8 MMA) last fought, losing to Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA) at UFC 281 in November 2022.
There is hope that “Iron” will resurface to fight Conor McGregor (22-6 mixed martial arts) later this year, but the date, time and venue have yet to be determined by the UFC. Chandler and McGregor were the opposing coaches at TUF 31 in 2023.
In the run-up to “X,” Michael Chandler posted his five favorite fighters.
“Edgar, Chell, GSP, Penn, Hughes”
And that's a good list.
- frankie edgar
- Former UFC lightweight champion “The Answer” (24-11 MMA) faced Chris Gutierrez (20-6 MMA) in his retirement bout at UFC 281 on November 12, 2022. Edgar received a KO in the first round and lost the match. round. Edgar will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this year.
- chel sonnen
- Sonnen (31-17 MMA) made his UFC debut at UFC 55 in October 2005. Sonnen, who retired from the UFC in 2014, signed with Bellator and fought there from 2017 to 2019. Although Sonnen had an illustrious career in MMA, he never won a major world championship.
- Georges Saint Pierre
- “Rush” (26-2 mixed martial arts) is widely regarded as the best fighter in mixed martial arts history. St-Pierre is a two-division UFC champion, having won the UFC welterweight title and the UFC middleweight title. The Canadian retired from the UFC in February 2019 and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2020.
- BJ pen
- A former two-division UFC champion, “The Prodigy” (16-14 MMA) retired from MMA in July 2014 after a series of losses, including two at welterweight and one at featherweight. Penn returned in 2017 and faced Yair Rodriguez, but lost by TKO. Penn was inducted into his inaugural UFC Hall of Fame in 2015. Early in his career, Penn was considered one of the top pound-for-pound MMA fighters and was a fan favorite.
- matt fuse
- Hughes (45-9 MMA) is a former two-time UFC welterweight champion and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2010. During his tenure, Hughes recorded his six-fight winning streak, two of his at welterweight.
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