Chael Sonnen: Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler fight at UFC 268 reminds how good Khabib Nurmagomedov was

Chael Sonnen: Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler fight at UFC 268 reminds how good Khabib Nurmagomedov was

Chael Sonnen on Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler

Chael Sonnen was completely impressed with the Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler fight at UFC 268. According to the former UFC star, this fight showed the world how good Khabib Nurmagomedov was.

UFC 268 opened up their pay-per-view card with a barn-burner of a fight with Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler. This potential lightweight title contender contest absolutely set the tone for how good this event was going to be at the historical Madison Square Garden in New York City. Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler absolutely battered each other but “The Highlight” emerged on top as the winner by outclassing his rival. Justin is now once again in the mix for the next title shot.

Heading into this fight, Gaethje was coming off a title shot against the former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The former champion from Dagestan absolutely dominated the UFC 268 star and submitted him in the second round before he hung up his gloves once and forever. Chael Sonnen compares the two fights of Justin and is reminded of how good ‘The Eagle’ was before he said goodbye.

In a recent episode of his Fight Recaps, Uncle Chael spoke about the fight between Justin and Michael. The former UFC superstar spoke about his admiration for Khabib after comparing the two fights. “One of the shining stars of the Madison Square Garden card was Khabib. I feel like it is difficult to absolutely enjoy Gaethje vs Chandler without immediately thinking about Khabib,” said Sonnen.

Chael Sonnen says Khabib is the best of all time

Chael Sonnen Khabib Nurmagomedov
Chael on Khabib

Chael was very appreciative of Justin’s takedown defense. He specially mentioned the time Justin Gaethje got out of a double leg attempt from Michael Chandler with an elite technique called the leg-pass. “The highest technique a top-class wrestler can do. Gaethje did it perfectly and the risk was huge,” said Chael. After complimenting Gaethje’s wrestling, he immediately went to Khabib’s last fight where the former champion was ragdolling Justin and taking him down when he pleased.

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After watching the Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler fight, Chael believes the debate for greatest of all time is sealed when it comes to the lightweight division. “I always thought Khabib was the best. Greatest of all time. Recognized him for what he was. But I did not realize he was this good. It was the night that Khabib beat Justin Gaethje that opened my eyes,” Chael exclaimed.

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