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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The upcoming <keyword id="4675927" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</keyword> vs. Charles Oliveira title fight is also a match between <keyword id="6150626" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bellator-mma">Bellator MMA</keyword> and UFC.</li><li>That's the opinion of Bellator boss <keyword id="3395273" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Scott-Coker">Scott Coker</keyword> who is rooting for his former three-time champion.</li><li>Chandler winning the UFC championship enhances Patricio Freire's legacy, Coker claimed.</li></ul>Michael Chandler's upcoming <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> lightweight championship <a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-finally-accepts-khabib-nurmagomedov-has-retired-forever-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bout against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262</a> on May 15 is, for Bellator MMA boss Scott Coker, a match between his firm and Dana White's.Chandler is a former three-time <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bellator-mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bellator MMA</a> champion but left the Hollywood-headquartered company in 2020 to sign with the UFC - a Las Vegas-based promotion.The American fighter impressed in his January debut when he <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-michael-chandler-becomes-ufc-newest-star-after-savage-ko-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demolished Dan Hooker on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi</a>, and has been thrust into a 155-pound contest for the belt recently vacated by <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khabib-nurmagomedov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a>."I always felt like Michael Chandler could fight in the UFC, and against Charles Oliveira - that's a Bellator vs. UFC fight for the title over there," Coker told Insider."That's how I feel," he said. "He's done all his work here. Now he's over there, having great success, and I'm so happy for him."My last conversation with Michael was, 'Hey, go kick ass and win that belt. Go do it, man, and show them how we do it here at Bellator.' And he said, 'Right on, man. I'll fly the flag.'"Coker continued: "I had a conversation with him the other day. We were texting back and forth, and I said, 'I'm so proud of you. And I want you to show people that the name of the league is just a name. It's the fighters who fight.'"I'm rooting for Michael and I hope he wins the title."<h2>Chandler's success could enhance Patricio Freire's legacy</h2><div type="image" title="Patricio Freire Bellator MMA video" height="1000" width="2000" msid="81872059" hostid="261"></div>Chandler's last loss was in 2019 to Patricio Freire, the No.1 ranked fighter in all weight classes at Bellator.Friere returns to the cage Friday for the Bellator 255 event at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, broadcast on Showtime.Victory against Emmanuel Sanchez in the semifinal of Bellator's featherweight Grand Prix would propel Freire into the $1 million final against AJ McKee, further <a href="https://www.insider.com/pitbull-freire-is-the-bellator-goat-according-to-scott-coker-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enhancing his legacy as the best fighter in the company's history</a>.And Freire's win against Chandler could also look better with age should the American win the UFC title next month.In that scenario, Freire could claim to be the best featherweight and the best lightweight on the planet regardless of promotional affiliation, Coker said."If Chandler wins then Pitbull can say he's the greatest lightweight in the world, as well as the greatest featherweight because he has that victory over Michael."Chandler was home-grown in Bellator and he may have lost to Pitbull, but any success he has over there, we celebrate with him," said Coker.

Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira's title fight pits Bellator MMA against the UFC, Scott Coker says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="11928262" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="conor-mcgregor" source="Orion">Conor McGregor</keyword> once again has options for a comeback opponent, as multiple fighters are raising their hands.</li><li>It is a far cry from just a few months ago when it looked like suitable opponents were limited.</li></ul>Two American fighters, and a former <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> champion, have been positioning themselves as opponents for <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a>'s long-awaited comeback bout.The divisive Irish striker suffered a broken leg in his second successive loss to Dustin Poirier last year, and though he was rumored to return July 2 for International Fight Week, <a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregors-comeback-in-the-ufc-may-get-pushed-back-2022-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the UFC boss Dana White said in March that McGregor won't likely be fit to fight until fall</a>.At that time, it appeared as if the <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> icon's options for comeback options were limited because of <a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregors-comeback-options-are-getting-more-limited-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a lack of interest among some fighters amid bout congestion</a> in the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword>'s studded lightweight division.Recently, though, the situation has changed considerably.When Michael <a href="https://www.insider.com/michael-chandler-rearranges-tony-fergusons-face-with-a-front-kick-2022-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chandler knocked out Tony Ferguson with one of the most brutal front kicks</a> to the face you'll see all year at Saturday's UFC 274 event, he cut a memorable promo to maximize his time in the spotlight."I got one dude on my mind … Conor McGregor, you got to come back and fight somebody," Chandler said, after advancing his pro MMA record to 23 wins (11 knockouts, seven submissions, and five decisions) against seven losses."I am the most entertaining lightweight on the planet, but I want to up the stakes, Conor. I want you at your best — you and me at 170 [pounds]. Holla at your boy."Watch Chandler's challenge to McGregor right here:Chandler's highlight-reel win was not the only notable victory at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona.<keyword id="12736247" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="charles-oliveira" source="Orion">Charles Oliveira</keyword> — who had been stripped of the lightweight title for failing to make weight — submitted <keyword id="12485747" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="justin-gaethje" source="Orion">Justin Gaethje</keyword> with a first-round rear-naked choke.At a post-event press conference, Oliviera told reporters "it would be good" for his "legacy" to fight McGregor.Speaking at the same event, Chandler had earlier said he'd welcome a rematch against Oliveira."I think we have unfinished business," Chandler said, recalling a second-round knockout loss to the Brazilian at UFC 262 in Houston, Texas."I got into this sport to become a champion. I got into this sport to wear 12 pounds of leather and gold around my waist, and I would love for it to say UFC on it."Should Oliviera and Chandler fight, then McGregor could entertain a bout against Justin Gaethje, who lost to Oliveira in an entertaining scrap.Last week, Gaethje stoked the flames of a personal rivalry with McGregor, saying he wants an "opportunity to take him away from this sport forever."

2 Americans and a former UFC champion are positioning themselves as opponents for Conor McGregor's comeback

<ul class="summary-list"><li>"<keyword id="1358348" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dana-White">Dana White</keyword> privilege" is not real, Dana White claimed recently.</li><li>The concept was birthed last week when one fighter accused another of getting special treatment.</li><li>"That's the first I've heard of it, and it's hilarious," White said, before denying it exists.</li></ul>"Dana White privilege" is not a real thing but it is hilarious, <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> President <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> told reporters at a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> 262 press conference last week.The basic definition of the concept is when one combat athlete appears to gain preferential treatment from White, the UFC's promoter, over another.Lightweight fighter Tony Ferguson birthed the saying during a pre-fight event ahead of the UFC's big, fan-attended show at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.He accused the former three-time <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/bellator-mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bellator MMA</a> champion Michael Chandler of having "Dana White privilege" after Chandler was thrust into a title shot in his second bout since transferring to the UFC.Ferguson, at the peak of his powers, enjoyed a 12-fight winning run in the UFC but never walked to the Octagon as a title challenger because of various reasons including injuries, and the onset of the coronavirus pandemic."You got this s--- handed to you," Ferguson said at the media event. "You got Dana White privilege."Chandler seemed shocked at Ferguson's suggestion, while White laughed his head off.On "The Jake Asman Show," <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Somhw5KbK5A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White was asked about "Dana White privilege."</a><h2>What is 'Dana White privilege'?</h2>"I don't know," White told Jake Asman. "That's the first I've heard of it, and it's hilarious."He continued: "You always have these fighters who feel, 'Oh, the company is against me, they want me to lose, they don't like me.' They're all paranoid like that."And I think these guys see Michael Chandler as the guy - you know, even if you look at [Charles] Oliveira, guy's been in the UFC for 11 years, and he's finally getting his title shot. Chandler is getting it this quick. Everything in life is about timing, and timing has definitely worked out for Michael Chandler."Asman went on to ask White if the "privilege" is real"No. I don't think it's a real thing, but I think that fighters think that it's a real thing. I think that they think that I have my favorites, and I'm assuming they think that Michael Chandler is one of my new favorites."<div type="image" title="Charles Oliveira wins UFC title" height="1000" width="2000" msid="82706318" hostid="261"></div>Chandler lost the UFC title fight to Oliveira in the UFC 262 main event - a fight which he could have won in the opening round, but failed to make his advantages at the time count.Oliveira rebounded, in style, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-charles-oliveira-finishes-michael-chandler-in-classic-title-fight-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scored a second-round finish in a lightweight bout for the ages</a>.Elsewhere on the same card, the UFC veteran <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-edson-barboza-thumped-opponent-took-6-seconds-to-fall-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Edson Barboza scored a bizarre knockout when his opponent went down six seconds after getting hit</a>.The American fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-jordan-wright-seals-64-second-knockout-win-at-ufc262-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jordan Wright chased his opponent around the cage while spamming him with an array of strikes</a>.And the <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> legend <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-andre-muniz-breaks-ronaldo-souzas-arm-during-submission-win-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ronaldo Souza broke his arm when UFC fighter Andre Muniz secured an unforgettable but brutal submission</a>.

'Dana White privilege' is not a real thing but it is hilarious, UFC boss Dana White says

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="8056965" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="edson-barboza">Edson Barboza</keyword> produced a memorable finish Saturday at <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> 262.</li><li>After a high-octane battle, Barboza smacked <keyword id="11270897" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="shane-burgos">Shane Burgos</keyword> with a one-two sequence in the third round.</li><li>See Burgos go through a delayed reaction to the knockout blows right here.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> veteran Edson Barboza scored a bizarre knockout when his opponent went down six seconds after getting hit.Barboza beat Shane Burgos in the third round of a high-octane featherweight fight, closing the show with a punch to the head from range."I came prepared for war, and it was a war," Barboza said in a post-fight statement sent to Insider. "Every time I step in the octagon, everybody expects a war. I was ready for it."More than 16,000 fans watched at the Toyota Center in Houston, as the fighters combined to throw 371 strikes in the entire fight, with Barboza landing more in rounds one and three.In the third and final round, Barboza clattered Burgos with a one-two punch combination.Though his head rocked back with each stinging strike, Burgos reset his feet and shimmied forward as if he had shaken off the damage and was ready to throw back.But that's when things got weird. He took multiple steps back in retreat, crashed into the fence, and was clearly done for the night.Watch the finish right here (skip to the 5:25 mark):Speaking afterwards, Barboza said: "I said this would be one of the best performances in my career and it was, if not the best - 145-pounds is my division, it's where I'm comfortable at."The strange way the fight ended was "kind of crazy," he added."I honestly didn't really understand what happened at the time. After the fight was over, I was still moving forward and saw that he was dropping. I saw he couldn't defend himself, but I didn't understand what happened."With victory, Barboza advanced his pro <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> record to 22 wins (13 knockouts, one submission, and eight decisions) against nine losses."I just want to continue climbing the ranking," he said. "I beat two top 10 [guys] so I'm going up, and I'm getting closer to my goal to be the champion."

UFC veteran Edson Barboza scored a bizarre knockout when his opponent went down 6 seconds after getting hit

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9815296" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jordan-wright">Jordan Wright</keyword> spammed his <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> middleweight opponent with an array of strikes Saturday.</li><li>The strategy worked as the American fighter secured yet another knockout in his <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> career.</li><li>Watch the finish right here.</li></ul>American fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jordan-wright" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jordan Wright</a> chased his opponent around the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> Octagon while spamming him with an array of strikes Saturday at UFC 262 in Texas.It was the 29-year-old's third bout in the pandemic era of combat sport. All three fights have ended in finishes. In his first bout <a href="https://www.insider.com/jordan-wright-leaves-hole-in-ufc-opponents-face-wins-debut-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he left a hole in Isaac Villanueva's face to force a doctor's stoppage</a> last summer. Next up, he succumbed to a knockout finish at the fists of Joaquin Buckley later in 2020.On Saturday, in front of 16,005 fans at the Toyota Center in Houston, Wright mercilessly hunted <keyword id="9829160" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jamie-pickett">Jamie Pickett</keyword> to secure a first-round finish with a knee to the head during a clinch.Wright threw everything he could at his middleweight opponent and secured a 64-second knockout during the preliminary card on ESPN+, as he continues to make a name for himself as a UFC finisher.Watch it right here:For Wright, it was a great way to rebound following his loss to Buckley."It was a great step in my career coming back from my first official loss and correcting a lot of the mistakes I made in my last fight, showing a great performance," he said in a statement sent to Insider."The game plan was to just kind of feel it out, stay pressured, don't let him capitalize on his game too much and if he gives me an opportunity, take it."He continued: "To be honest, I would have been happy with a decision win, I would have been happy with a submission. I am a finisher, but I don't rush the finish, I try to let the finish come to me as efficiently as I can."Saturday's fight was Wright's first in front of fans during the pandemic, with the event generating ticket sales of $4.11 million, according to a UFC statement sent to Insider."It was really cool. I really felt the love," said Wright. "Before you walk out, you're standing in the tunnel and you're seeing the people there saying, 'Jordan, I love you. Jordan, you're going to win. Jordan, I bet money on you.'"It's cool to see that it's still there. I live by the songbird mentality. The praise doesn't get to me and the negativity doesn't get to me. I'm the songbird just singing my song and doing my thing whether people like it or not."With victory, Wright advanced his pro MMA record to 12 wins (seven knockouts and five submissions) against one knockout loss.

American fighter Jordan Wright chased his opponent around the cage while spamming him with an array of strikes

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> fighter <keyword id="11267416" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="andre-muniz">Andre Muniz</keyword> broke <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> legend <keyword id="6181007" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ronaldo-souza">Ronaldo Souza</keyword>'s arm with a brutal submission Saturday.</li><li>"I didn't want to break his arm but, unfortunately, that was the situation," Muniz said.</li><li>See the disturbing footage right here. WARNING - GRAPHIC VIDEO.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> fighter Andre Muniz broke <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> legend Ronaldo Souza's arm with an unforgettable but brutal submission Saturday at the UFC 262 event.Middleweight fighters Muniz and Souza fought in the preliminary card finale on ESPN+, which was broadcast in front of 16,005 fans inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.Scheduled for three, five-minute rounds, the match only lasted three minutes and 59 seconds as Muniz caught Souza with an armbar from bottom guard.As Muniz tightened his grip, a snap of a bone could be clearly heard on video. Despite the brutal injury, Souza appeared unfazed as he stood up with his limb dangling awkwardly from its hinges.A medical professional held Souza's broken arm together before chaperoning him backstage while Muniz was announced as the fight's winner.WARNING - GRAPHIC VIDEO:Muniz said he was particularly delighted with submitting Souza because Jacare is a fourth-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu."I had to work on my jiu jitsu twice as hard for this one because I knew I'd face one of the highest levels of jiu-jitsu in MMA, and I had to be ready," said Muniz in a statement sent to Insider."I'm a huge fan of Jacare. I've followed his career for a long time so it hasn't really hit me yet that I beat him. It's unbelievable what I did today. I didn't want to break his arm but, unfortunately, that was the situation. I knew he wouldn't tap."To submit any opponent is good, to submit a black belt is better, [but] to submit a legend is unbelievable. I have no words to describe what I'm feeling right now. I just want to wish Jacare a speedy recovery."With victory, Muniz advanced his pro MMA record to 21 wins (four knockouts, 14 submissions, and three decisions) against four losses.

UFC fighter Andre Muniz snaps MMA legend Ronaldo Souza's arm with an unforgettable but brutal submission

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9478289" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="dustin-poirier">Dustin Poirier</keyword> has more skills than <keyword id="2944528" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Conor-McGregor">Conor McGregor</keyword>, according to <keyword id="3893074" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Anthony-Pettis">Anthony Pettis</keyword>.</li><li>Regardless, recent hostilities could see McGregor reclaim an edge in their one win apiece rivalry.</li><li>Pettis said trash-talk regarding Poirier's charity could be an advantage for McGregor.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dustin-poirier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dustin Poirier</a> may have better skills, but recent hostilities could give <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a> an edge in their trilogy bout July 10 in Las Vegas.That's according to the former <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> champion Anthony Pettis, who told Insider this week that he always knew the American was going to win the pair's January rematch on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.Poirier and McGregor first fought in 2014. The Irishman scored a first-round knockout that further established himself as a fast-rising <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> featherweight, three fights removed from a smash-and-grab 2015 finish against long-reigning 145-pound ruler Jose Aldo.Seven years later, it was a case of revenge rather than repeat for Poirier, who crippled McGregor's calf, shellacked him against the fence, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-dustin-poirier-knocks-out-conor-mcgregor-in-fight-island-upset-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left him unconscious on the canvas in round two of a wild fight</a>.The difference between the first fight and second fights, Pettis told us, was that Poirier had become more mature and experienced."I called that - that Dustin was going to win that one," Pettis said of the UFC 257 main event in the United Arab Emirates."If Dustin doesn't fight out of anger, and he's not attached to anxiety or emotion, he's got more skills than Conor."But when Conor draws him out of that shell, and brings him into his world, that's when Dustin is going to get caught," Pettis said.McGregor brought Poirier into his world by irritating him to the point he wanted to fight him at the weigh-in, the day before the UFC 178 fight."I wanted to make the guy pay, you know? I was angry," <a href="https://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/id/30741529/ufc-257-how-losing-conor-mcgregor-2014-changed-dustin-poirier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Poirier recalled to ESPN</a>. "I remember wanting to fight him at the weigh-in, which is crazy to look back at. I was just in such a weird place in my mind."Pettis lost via body triangle submission to Poirier in 2017 and is aware of how the 32-year-old fighter has evolved from a featherweight fighting on emotion, to a well-rounded lightweight who is comfortable competing at the top level.<h2>Recent trash-talk could see the balance of power return to McGregor</h2><div type="image" title="Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier trilogy" height="1000" width="2000" msid="82230909" hostid="261"></div>"Conor can get in people's heads where it messes their gameplan up and they want to just hit him, like Jose Aldo," Pettis said, referencing McGregor's signature win - a 13-second knockout."Jose Aldo wanted to hit him so bad he walked into that left hand," he said."When Dustin Poirier fought him first, [he was] in his head, and you saw what happened there. But the second time, the left hand was still there, and it hurt, but it was expected. Poirier wasn't trying to go straight, straight, straight."When you look at skills, Conor does have skills. But Dustin has better wrestling, ground-game top and bottom, kicking and punching."Where you put it together, Dustin has more experience at the higher levels. He's fought myself, and all the guys he's fought to get to the level he's at."Whereas Conor got to pick his way [to the top]."Pettis said Eddie Alvarez was one of McGregor's biggest tests, but said his win over Donald Cerrone in 2020, in which the fighter displayed new shoulder strike techniques, may have been a case of the Cowboy losing the fight as much as McGregor winning."Cowboy has a mental mess-up, and he'll tell you himself. I'm friends with Cowboy, but he's a different Cowboy when the big pressure is on," said Pettis.A <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/pfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PFL MMA</a> competitor who made his debut for the new fight firm Friday in a lightweight match against Clay Collard, Pettis said that a flare-up in hostilities could see McGregor reclaim his 2014 edge.Poirier created a Twitter firestorm earlier this month when <a href="https://www.insider.com/dustin-poirier-accused-conor-mcgregor-of-reneging-on-500000-donation-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he accused McGregor of reneging on a $500,000 charity donation</a>. Days later, he tweeted an apology of sorts."Dustin has more skills overall [than Conor] but with all the charity things coming up, if he lets that cloud his game plan at all, then Conor has a chance."The winner of the trilogy bout is expected to be thrust into a UFC lightweight title shot.The belt is currently vacant after Khabib Nurmagomedov's retirement, and will be awarded to the winner of Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira's UFC 262 fight next month.

Dustin Poirier has more skill, but a recent Twitter beef could give Conor McGregor an edge in their trilogy fight, says ex-UFC champ Pettis

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="4675927" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</keyword> has everything he needs to win the <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> championship.</li><li>That's according to one of his old rivals <keyword id="3838313" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eddie-Alvarez">Eddie Alvarez</keyword>, a <keyword id="3170175" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="One-Championship">One Championship</keyword> athlete.</li><li>Chandler is booked in a title fight May 15 against Charles Oliveira at UFC 262.</li></ul>American fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/michael-chandler" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Chandler</a> "can get it done" in his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> title fight, Eddie Alvarez told Insider recently.Chandler became one of the UFC's newest stars when <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-michael-chandler-becomes-ufc-newest-star-after-savage-ko-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the former three-time Bellator MMA champion finished Dan Hooker in a savage first-round knockout</a> in January.It was the fighter's first appearance in the UFC and he could be heard yelling that he wanted "UFC gold" in his next match.Earlier this month, the UFC President Dana White confirmed Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired forever, meaning that <a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-finally-accepts-khabib-nurmagomedov-has-retired-forever-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chandler and Charles Oliveira will fight for the vacated UFC lightweight championship</a> at UFC 262 on May 15.Alvarez, a former opponent of Chandler's, spoke to Insider before the title fight was announced, but seemed confident Chandler could perform well against anyone in the UFC's 155-pound division."I think he matches up well with a lot of the guys in the division right now," Alvarez told us. "I think he could beat mostly all the guys in that top five if he comes focused on any given night as he has the toolset."He's a better wrestler than most of them, he's athletic, strong, and he has a champion mindset. He can get it done, man."It's really up to him - his desire, his work ethic, and going in there and believing he is worthy of that world title, so we'll see."<div type="image" title="Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler" height="696" width="1200" msid="81669329" hostid="261"></div>Alvarez has his own title plans, albeit in One Championship not the UFC. He hopes victory over Iuri Lapicus on April 7 will springboard him into a One Championship title fight against the Singapore-based promotion's current champion Christian Lee.But, regardless of his confidence in Chandler, he did stress that anything can happen in mixed martial arts."I really think sometimes that I'm sharp and I know what's going to happen but this sport has a weird way of twisting and turning things and letting us all know that we don't know s---."

Star American fighter Michael Chandler can win the UFC title, according to former opponent Eddie Alvarez

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2944528" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Conor-McGregor">Conor McGregor</keyword> has wished <keyword id="6164007" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Khabib-Nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</keyword> well in his own unique way.</li><li>The <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> boss Dana White finally accepted the Russian's retirement in a statement last week.</li><li>On Instagram, McGregor claimed to have been the one to make Nurmagomedov, courtesy of his "big Irish balls."</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a> sent <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khabib-nurmagomedov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> a bizarre retirement message."Happy retirement kid, smell ya later," <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMmnqdwJpb0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McGregor wrote on Instagram</a> - a riff on former messages in which he trolled his former lightweight rival by calling him a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-predicts-a-ko-over-dagestani-rat-khabib-nurmagomedov-2018-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"smelly Dagestani rat."</a>Nurmagomedov finished his career with a flawless 29-0 record in October after <a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-254-khabib-nurmagomedov-sent-gaethje-to-sleep-cried-retired-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sending Justin Gaethje to sleep with a triangle choke</a> submission on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.The Russian wrestler became a genuine box office attraction after beating a who's who of top tier 155-pound competitors including Rafael dos Anjos, Conor McGregor, and Dustin Poirier.The <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> boss Dana White has therefore attempted to lure the former lightweight champion back into the Octagon for a 30th and final bout multiple times in recent months.But Nurmagomedov has resisted these calls, saying <a href="https://www.insider.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-gives-a-clear-indication-hes-retired-forever-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he made his mother a promise to not fight again after his father and trainer Abdulmanap died</a> after coronavirus complications earlier in 2020.White eventually accepted the Russian was gone last week when he confirmed Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira, which headlines UFC 262 in May - a bout that will have Nurmagomedov's old lightweight title on the line."Khabib is retired and doesn't wanna hold up the division," <a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-finally-accepts-khabib-nurmagomedov-has-retired-forever-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White told ESPN</a>.Shortly after, White's confirmation of Khabib's retirement, old foe McGregor wished him well in his own unique way."Never forget who came in the game and made ye [you]. Straight from my big Irish balls," he wrote."Remember folks, if you hate cutting weight so much, all you have to do is move up a division."McGregor is currently preparing for a likely trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier this summer.He lost by knockout to Poirier in January, a stunning upset in a rematch from a 2014 bout he won in the first round.The winner of the third installment in this three-fight series could find themselves in a title fight later this year against the winner of Chandler v. Oliveira.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1358348" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Dana-White">Dana White</keyword> has finally accepted that pound-for-pound No.1 fighter <keyword id="6164007" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Khabib-Nurmagomedov">Khabib Nurmagomedov</keyword> is retired.</li><li>"Khabib is retired and doesn't wanna hold up the division," White told ESPN.</li><li><keyword id="4675927" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-chandler">Michael Chandler</keyword> and <keyword id="8911039" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="charles-oliveira">Charles Oliveira</keyword> fight for Nurmagomedov's now-vacant <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> title in May.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> has finally accepted that <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khabib-nurmagomedov" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khabib Nurmagomedov</a> is retired as <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the UFC</a> finalizes a new UFC lightweight title fight in the months ahead."Khabib is retired and doesn't wanna hold up the division," <a href="https://www.espn.co.uk/mma/story/_/id/31090572/dana-white-khabib-nurmagomedov-officially-retired-michael-chandler-charles-oliveira-title" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White told ESPN on Thursday</a>. "Tonight was our final meeting and he is retired."Nurmagomedov announced an abrupt and emotional retirement on Fight Island in October last year after <a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-254-khabib-nurmagomedov-sent-gaethje-to-sleep-cried-retired-2020-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he choked Justin Gaethje unconscious</a> to advance his pro <keyword id="6403489" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma">MMA</keyword> record to 29-0.There was great speculation regarding a potential mega event for a 30th and final opponent, but the Russian wrestler finished his career there and then, bowing out as one of the sport's greatest fighters.Despite the retirement statement, UFC President White has attempted to lure Nurmagomedov back into the Octagon during backstage meetings in the months since.This week, though, White has finally moved on, allowing the UFC to free up Nurmagomedov's lightweight championship for another fighter.The lightweight champ will be decided in a headline bout at UFC 262 between Michael Chandler and Charles Oliveira on May 15, ESPN reported.American fighter Chandler, a former three-time Bellator MMA champion, made his UFC debut on Fight Island in January and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-michael-chandler-becomes-ufc-newest-star-after-savage-ko-2021-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">obliterated Dan Hooker with a sensational first-round knockout</a>.Oliveira, a 31-year-old with a third-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu, is on an eight-fight winning streak and most recently out-pointed Tony Ferguson at UFC 256 in December.It is, as of yet, unclear where UFC 262 will take place. Earlier this week, the UFC announced plans to host UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida, in what will be its first US show away from its Apex base in Las Vegas in 2021.The UFC enjoyed a three-event behind-closed-doors residency at the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena at the very beginning of the COVID-era in <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword>.In April, it returns to that same arena but, this time, is open to fans. <a href="https://www.insider.com/dana-white-announces-a-full-crowd-for-ufc-261-florida-2021-3">The UFC will permit 15,000 fans,</a> a full crowd, to attend the event.

Dana White finally accepts Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired as UFC finalizes a new lightweight title fight

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>UFC legend Georges St-Pierre was rumored to announce his retirement this week.</li><li>On Wednesday, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov took to Instagram to challenge St-Pierre, hoping the two could fight in November in the final bout of the latter's career.</li><li>Nurmagomedov hasn't fought since defeating Conor McGregor in October 2018, and a fight against St-Pierre would likely upset other lightweight contenders.</li></ul>UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov wants his shot at Georges St-Pierre before the mixed martial arts legend retires.News broke this week that St-Pierre was planning on announcing his retirement from the sport, having last fought in 2017 to win the middleweight championship from Michael Bisping.At 37, St-Pierre (26-2) was known to be at the tail-end of his career, and was reportedly interested in ending his fighting days with a bout against Nurmagomedov, but decided on retirement after it became clear that it wouldn't materialize, according to <a href="http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/26037733/georges-st-pierre-announce-retirement-ufc-thursday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN's Ariel Helwani</a>.Regardless of what negotiations happened beforehand, Nurmagomedov now appears to have taken the matter into his own hands, telling St-Pierre to hold off retirement until November so the two could fight in an Instagram post."Let's do it in November," Nurmagomedov wrote. "After this fight, you can retire. I grow up on your fights and have nothing but respect for you, and I believe showed that to you, George, when you were in Moscow. But, it would be honor for me to share Octagon with one of the greatest fighters of all time."Nurmagomedov added that the fight could take place at 160 or 155 lbs., and pitched Montreal, New York, Moscow, and Abu Dhabi as potential host cities for the mega-bout.Nurmagomedov hasn't fought since defeating Conor McGregor in October 2018, and his next bout will undoubtedly be one of the biggest draws in recent UFC memory.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/conor-mcgregor-next-fight-2018-10" data-analytics-position="17">Conor McGregor signed a new deal for 5 more fights - here are 11 potential opponents he could meet in the octagon</a>Notably, Nurmagomedov left Las Vegas off the list of potential host cities for the fight, having vowed not to fight in the city again in retaliation to fines and suspensions given by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to himself and his teammates for their role in the post-fight brawl at UFC 229.While Nurmagomedov might jump at the chance to fight one of the greatest fighters the sport has ever seen, a bout against St-Pierre likely wouldn't sit well with the contenders for his lightweight title, most notably Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier.<div> </div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tom-brady-gisele-buendchen-net-worth-millionaire-lifestyle-2019-2">Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have a combined net worth of $580 million. Here's how the power couple makes and spends their money.</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

Khabib Nurmagomedov asked one of the greatest fighters in UFC history to hold off his rumored retirement so they can fight first

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="6130340" type="DEFINITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jake-Paul">Jake Paul</keyword> hasn't been banned from the <keyword id="72494" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Floyd-Mayweather">Floyd Mayweather</keyword> exhibition against his brother Logan.</li><li><keyword id="2761838" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Stephen-Espinoza">Stephen Espinoza</keyword> of Showtime said that if Jake does attend, security will be on their toes.</li><li><keyword id="2199400" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Logan-Paul">Logan Paul</keyword> and Mayweather face off at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida Sunday.</li></ul>Security "will be on their toes" if <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/jake-paul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jake Paul</a> attends <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/floyd-mayweather" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Floyd Mayweather</a>'s <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing</a> exhibition against his brother and fellow creator <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/logan-paul" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Logan Paul</a> on June 6.That's according to Stephen Espinoza, president of Showtime <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">Sports</keyword>, which is broadcasting the event from Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.Jake Paul, YouTuber, novice boxer, and professional provocateur attended a pre-fight press conference at the open-air Miami venue last month but had no intention of just blending into the crowd.The 24-year-old untied Mayweather's shoelaces as he was giving a speech on stage, and approached the 44-year-old to verbally abuse him in front of reporters when the media event had finished.<a href="https://www.insider.com/floyd-mayweather-entourage-jake-paul-brawl-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jake Paul then snatched his hat, tried to run with it, but got punched by Mayweather</a> and his security team. Jake's handlers shoved him into a locked bathroom to protect him while the fighter stormed up and down hallways shouting: <a href="https://www.insider.com/mayweather-screamed-ill-kill-him-when-jake-paul-trolled-him-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"I'll kill that mother f---er."</a>Jake left the arena with a black eye, while Logan fumed at how <a href="https://www.insider.com/logan-paul-said-mayweather-exhibition-is-now-so-f-personal-2021-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayweather had made it personal</a>. Logan also told Jake that he was banned from the Hard Rock Stadium.Insider asked the venue if this was true, and a spokesperson told us that it had not banned Jake. Espinoza also told us that Showtime hasn't banned him either."We certainly wouldn't bar him, and we haven't," said the 51-year-old powerbroker. "As things cool off, and there's some distance there, I don't think there's that much of an ongoing threat."Jake, though, has proven history of running amok around fighters, and at combat sports events - like when he crashed UFC 262, confronted the UFC commentator and former two-weight champion Dan Cormier, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/conor-mcgregor-and-ufc-boss-dana-white-trashed-jake-paul-2021-4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attracted chants of "f--- Jake Paul,"</a> from an agitated crowd."I think if he is in the arena, people will be on their toes," Espinoza told Insider."Like, [Paul's gotcha hat incident] was very calculated - it wasn't a spur of the moment thing. It was pre-planned, very effective. I don't think he'll catch anyone by surprise if he's got anything up his sleeve again."Mayweather and Logan's bout is the only exhibition at Sunday's <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword> festival.The Mayweather Promotions on Showtime PPV event carries an eight-bout card featuring old war dogs Jean Pascal and Badou Jack in a light heavyweight bout, and a super welterweight fight between Jarrett Hurd and Luis Arias.Up-and-comers Viddal Riley, <a href="https://www.insider.com/floyd-mayweather-american-fighters-futures-champs-2021-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adrian Benton, and Micky Scala feature in separate bouts, and promising American teenagers Dorian Khan Jr. and Jalil Hackett</a> make separate debuts, too.

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