“When I met with the UFC, I told them that I was in a position mentally, physically and spiritually that I believed – I didn’t know if it would be one fight, two fights, five fights, but I believed would win those fights and I would be fighting for the title,” said Chandler. “And not only would I be fighting for the UFC title, but I would win the UFC title. And it happened quicker than I thought, but I knew that within the first 12 months of me being signed with the UFC, I was gonna say yes to every opportunity that was thrown my way and I was gonna be victorious after every single yes that I gave, and then I was gonna be rewarded for it. And that’s exactly how it is working out thus far.”
All that’s left is to get the belt and say mission accomplished. That won’t be easy against Oliveira, the UFC’s all-time submission king who has won eight in a row, and Chandler knows it.
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“Charles Oliveira is a consummate competitor,” he said. “He’s been in the UFC now for over a decade, he has a ton of submissions, a ton of wins, he’s on an eight-fight win streak, and well-rounded is an understatement when you’re talking about Charles Oliveira. I am well aware that I have a tall task ahead of me in Charles Oliveira.”
That’s okay, though, he’s just another guy with two arms, two legs, who weighs 155 pounds.
And Michael Chandler’s got a job to do.
