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

Sure, fear can protect us from danger—but most of the time it just keeps us from life’s great adventures.

— Michael Chandler

I just turned 34 and feel like the best striker I've ever been.

— Michael Chandler

Once I'm in training camp, there's no beer, there's no soda, there's no bad food. There's no anything. It's eat, sleep and…

— Michael Chandler

There are always a couple of ways you envision fights going; you always envision a win and a great finish.

— Michael Chandler

When I first started fighting, it was just me. But things changed when I married, knowing that I had another person counting…

— Michael Chandler

I train my butt off every single day.

— 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

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

— Michael Chandler

I eat about every three to four hours.

— Michael Chandler

Brandon Girtz is a tough man who can really throw the leather, but I'm on a different level.

— Michael Chandler

Financial freedom is very important to me because when that kind of stuff is taken care of, I can just focus on…

— Michael Chandler

You have to believe that you deserve great things. You have to believe that you deserve to win each fight that you're…

— 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

I've had the belt and it's great. But at the end of the day it's just 12 pounds of leather and gold.

— 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…

— 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

Henri Hooft has made my hands and feet deadly weapons.

— Michael Chandler

I'm a guy who's been around this sport on the outside looking in, seeing, watching, scheming, plotting and planning his next big…

— 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

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

— Michael Chandler

There are always a ton of different people to learn from and people that are pushing me to get better.

— Michael Chandler

I talk to my god every day and he's completely fine with me beating the hell out of people.

— Michael Chandler

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

— Michael Chandler

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

— Michael Chandler