“Masquerading as sportsmanship,” Michael Chandler explains most-emasculating action from Charles Oliveira after getting knocked out
Michael Chandler reveals the most devastating aspect of a loss in an interview with Barstool Sports, highlighting his loss to Charles Oliveira as an example.
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Michael Chandler did not want Charles Oliveira to embrace him after victory at UFC 262 (Image Courtesy - Sports Illustrated)
Michael Chandler remains one of the most entertaining fighters on the UFC roster. Despite making his UFC debut in 2021, in his thirties, the American fighter fought only the top competitors in the company. However, the fighter highlighted a particular moment in his career to voice his opinion on talking to a fighter after a loss. He referenced his fight against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 to describe his point of view.
Michael Chandler said, “I think the most disrespectful thing that you can do to a man after he just gets knocked out or whatever cause you’ve seen guys like ‘oh good job man,’ to me that is so disrespectful.” Chandler stated that the loser should go to the winner than the other way around. He stated that the loser should be given time to come to terms with the loss before the winner embraces him. He continued, “It is something other than sportsmanship masquerading as sportsmanship.”
In the interview, Chandler never stated Oliveira’s name. However, Oliveira did kiss Chandler after knocking him out at UFC 262. Hence, Chandler referenced his fight against Oliveira as an example to illustrate his opinion on the post-fight activities. The fight between Oliveira and Chandler had an entertaining six minutes of action.
Chandler faced some adversity in the first round but fought back and almost got the stoppage victory. However, in the second round, Charles Oliveira landed some slick combinations to knock Chandler down and win the bout via stoppage. It was also the first time when Oliveira won the UFC gold.
Michael Chandler praised Charles Oliveira for his UFC 289 performance
Lightweight contenders Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira competed for the vacant UFC gold at UFC 262. Khabib Nurmagomedov vacated the title in late 2020, and the duo competed for the vacant title. Chandler praised Oliveira, who recently defeated Beneil Dariush at UFC 289.
He said, “Charles Oliveira showed up under the brightest lights, the biggest opportunity, the title eliminator, to get him back to a title shot. It remains to be seen if he will get the next title shot against Islam Makhachev, but the way that he fought Saturday night at UFC 289, the dude looks like he is coming back for that title.”
Chandler also hoped to rematch Oliveira to avenge his loss at UFC 262. It appears that Oliveira will challenge the champion Islam Makhachev for the title, whereas Chandler will hope to fight Conor McGregor.
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