“Our Arturo Gatti” – Dana White compares Michael Chandler with legendary Italian boxer Arturo Gatti
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On November 12, the Octagon made its way back to Madison Square Garden in New York. The “Fight of the Night” match between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler provided some quality entertainment for the crowd. After the event UFC president, Dana White compared Chandler to a legendary Italian boxer despite Chandler losing in the third round by submission.
During the post-event conference of UFC 281, Dana White said, “Yeah, he’s fun — he’s like our Arturo Gatti…You know what I mean? He’s a fun guy. He’s always in fun fights. He comes to fight, man. He leaves it all in there. That’s why people love him. He’s fun to watch…He’s a great kid. I like him a lot.”
Micheal Chandler put on yet another tremendously entertaining fight, but in the third round, “The Diamond” prevailed. Since entering the UFC in 2020, the former Bellator MMA Lightweight champion has only been involved in brutal battles, earning him two “Performance of the Night” bonuses to date.
Michael Chandler responds to Dustin Poirier’s accusations
In order to force him to open up for a rear-naked choke, Chandler allegedly hooked Poirier’s mouth in the third round. Chandler acknowledged that his fingers did enter Poirier’s mouth, but claimed that it was an accident due to their posture at the time.
Speaking to the press in the post-event conference he said, “I’ll admit his mouth was open, and my hand went inside there and was on his mouthpiece…He bit down, and I was trying to pull it out… and he was biting it and I couldn’t get it out. It was more of the angle. You’re getting pushed up against the cage, I mean, it’s just “
Chandler was disappointed with Dustin’s comments in the post-match conference.No matter the controversies surrounding the match this match is sure to go down the history books of UFC. As for Michael Chandler, he will be waiting for Conor McGregor to return to get the dream fight of his career.
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