Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I just try to keep the main thing the main thing: getting my butt in the gym.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

At first I thought, beer's nasty. Then I found IPAs. They're delicious.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

Letting emotion get into it isn't part of my game. Letting animosity or a rivalry come into it, that's all for the show.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

Life is too short and too sweet to complain about the silly things.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I built my name on fighting so hard - I'll always do that - but I'm also trying to become more of a veteran, to be be calm and calculated and not always trying to bowl people over.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I've taken fights on short notice while injured to help save shows, and in return I've been taken care of.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I actually have a tattoo on the left side of my chest that says 'Blessed.' It represents how blessed I've been in my life and how thankful I am for all that I have.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I had so much growing up and I'm so thankful for all the people who invested in my life.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I'm going to stash up my cash and invest in real estate. I want to be set up for the end of fighting.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I'm just getting better every single day and I want to be the best in the world.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

My body is durable, my body is able to withstand a lot of practices, a lot of punishment.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I want to build a brand that inspires as many people as I possibly can.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I just think that with my wrestling background there's not going to be any doubt in my mind that if I have to go through a three round war that in the third round I'm gonna be more fresh, more tenacious, I'm gonna want that win more than anybody else I'm going to have to fight.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

On my way to winning the title, it was great for me, but once I won the title, it was tough for me to get fights.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I'm trying to be the best lightweight fighter in the world. That's my main objective. I just have to keep my head up, keep training and enjoy this awesome ride that I'm on.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

God has always opened up doors at the right time. He's closed doors at the right time.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

Obviously, beating Alvarez was the first step to getting my name out there. Now people now know who I am and see, at least in some part, that I'm the real deal.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I love Scott Coker and I love Bellator and I love what we have built together and it's a little uneasy to think that I will no longer be under contract with Bellator after I knock out Benson Henderson and get my hand raised.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I've had a phenomenal life. I have a phenomenal God that I serve. I have a phenomenal wife.

Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler

I really have a heart for children who suffer from cancer. I can't imagine having to go through that at such a young age.