Wrestling Quotes by Michael Chandler

My goal is to win and to finish fights quickly.

— Michael Chandler

My wrestling's always better than most people's.

— Michael Chandler

I'm not who I am without the organization of Bellator.

— Michael Chandler

Derek Campos is really tough.

— Michael Chandler

I don't want to just be a great fighter, but also a great man.

— Michael Chandler

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

— Michael Chandler

Growing up as a wrestler, especially in practice, I think you get used to competing without much of a crowd around.

— Michael Chandler

I had my first fight in August of 2009 and haven't looked back since.

— Michael Chandler

I don't want to have a good fight, I don't want to have an exciting fight, I want to have a finish.

— Michael Chandler

I love collegiate wrestling but the thought of training for international stuff just didn't really appeal to me.

— Michael Chandler

When you're wrestling, it's such an amazing sport. I love it. I loved that I came from that background.

— Michael Chandler

If I had the opportunity to fight Khabib, or anyone ranked No. 1 - I've played that in my head a million times.

— 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…

— 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…

— Michael Chandler

I didn't have to fight. I chose to fight. I believe God put me on this Earth to be able to do…

— Michael Chandler

I like Scott Coker a lot. He built Strikeforce, turned it into what it was and he has a great reputation with…

— Michael Chandler

There's still times I wish I could throw on the black and gold singlet and go out there in the Hearnes Center…

— Michael Chandler

Finishing a guy like Benson Henderson, who hasn't been finished since for six years, the guy doesn't get finished and I finished…

— Michael Chandler

For me, getting up is an inside job, but it has been hard stepping in the cage with guys who I've had…

— Michael Chandler

Benson Henderson is a guy that I fought before. He has two arms and two legs. He has certain patterns, mannerisms and…

— Michael Chandler

I think overall body awareness and knowing exactly where I need to be makes a big difference. Knowing how much weight to…

— 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…

— Michael Chandler

Bellator has taken care of me, and I've taken care of them. It's been the perfect storm of a symbiotic relationship -…

— Michael Chandler

Somebody with a huge brand like Bellator under an even huger brand like Viacom, to have them put their faith in me,…

— Michael Chandler

You see it from my area, from any area, really, so many who want to be great and have the drive, but…

— Michael Chandler

Obviously, as a young, young, hungry fighter, I'd like to be fighting three or four times a year.

— Michael Chandler

Benson is a champion. I'd be lying to you if I said I wasn't scared to death inside this cage, stepping into…

— Michael Chandler

I knew I wanted to fight. It's a great way to continue competing and not to mention actually make money. You can…

— Michael Chandler

Obviously, beating Alvarez was the first step to getting my name out there. Now people now know who I am and see,…

— Michael Chandler

It's a fast-paced somewhat violent sport, but it's very much entertaining. And the greatest thing about mixed martial arts is that it…

— Michael Chandler

Benson Henderson is a professional; he's a champion. He knows how to handle himself in the cage and he knows how to…

— Michael Chandler

I'm just blessed that fighting was an option. Now I'm doing it and I love it. I thank God every day that…

— Michael Chandler

I do have some unfinished business with Josh Thomson. I think that's a fight fans want to see, it's a fight Bellator…

— Michael Chandler

I never focus on my opponent - I focus more on myself: knowing what my strengths are, where I can take the…

— Michael Chandler

When people talk about the lightweight division they will probably mention my name a little bit. Whether they believe I don't deserve…

— Michael Chandler

Bellator wouldn't be who they are without my performances and Michael Chandler wouldn't be who he is without Bellator promoting him and…

— Michael Chandler

I built my name on fighting so hard - I'll always do that - but I'm also trying to become more of…

— Michael Chandler

Not since 2011, when I stepped into the cage and fought Eddie Alvarez for the first time and was the extreme underdog…

— Michael Chandler

The people who know me, the fans who've watched my fights, they know what I'm about. They know that I'm going to…

— Michael Chandler