Dustin Poirier not sure where Michael Chandler goes next after losing at UFC 314: ‘That was a beating’

Dustin Poirier also can no longer be the greatest Michael Chandler fan but he knows that it’s a fight to the very cease when going up in opposition to him within the octagon.

That wasn’t necessarily the case at UFC 314 after Chandler was largely dominated and finally accomplished with floor and pound within the third spherical after Paddy Pimblett placed on a beautiful performance to beat the one-time title challenger. Well identified for his action-packed vogue, Chandler scored an early takedown but he exact never regarded as if it might possibly possibly settle into any roughly rhythem sooner than Pimblett began turning the tables on him.

After Pimblett scored with a leaping knee strike, he ended up on top of Chandler where he rained down a sequence of vicious blows that gave the referee no decision but to quit the fight. The loss dropped Chandler to 2-5 within the UFC with the Pimblett fight serving as his third straight defeat in a row overall.

“I accept as true with this total week what we’ve been talking about his attend was in opposition to the wall,” Poirier stated about Chandler throughout the UFC 314 post-fight repeat. “The ingredient Anthony [Smith] didn’t admire, the crossroads reference, I accept as true with that’s what that was. We saw him lose again tonight and no longer exact lose but earn rolled by a younger guy. That was a beating.”

Even in his losses within the UFC, Chandler repeatedly regarded as if it might possibly possibly give exact as appropriate as he was getting and he never ran out of steam even during 5 rounds fights.

Nonetheless that wasn’t the case on Saturday with Poirier noting that Chandler regarded exhausted after the tip of the first spherical and that’s when Pimblett if fact be told began striking it on him.

At 38 years dilapidated with a profession constructed on Strive in opposition to of the Evening performances, Poirier can’t attend but wonder if Chandler’s easiest days are exact within the attend of him now.

“After the first spherical, he had some success with the takedown, with the wrist stir, exact riding him out in that first spherical,” Poirier stated. “He won that first spherical and exact didn’t peek admire himself within the 2nd.

“Didn’t peek sturdy on his toes. Regarded admire he was slowing down, which we don’t witness him ever unhurried down within the 2nd spherical. He’s in extra special shape, looks huge but these years earn up to you.”

It’s tough to argue with Poirier’s common sense, seriously given Chandler’s age and the lopsided nature of his outdated two losses where he fell to Charles Oliveira in a barely one-sided determination and then accomplished by Pimblett with strikes within the third spherical.

As we reveal after the fight was over, Chandler jetted out of the octagon and he hasn’t addressed his loss but.

Up to now as Pimblett goes, bear in mind Poirier impressed after he first belief the lightweight from Liverpool was more hype than actuality.

“I belief he was a goofy taking a peek guy with a silly haircut that folks are roughly getting within the attend of admire a fad,” Poirier stated. “Esteem ‘oh right here is relaxing, let’s cheer this goofy taking a peek guy on!’ Nonetheless whereas you’ve a supreme storm admire this where you are the goofy guy and likewise you enlighten this stuff and then you definately streak accessible and compile fights, you turn out to be a huge superstar within the game. That’s what he’s doing. He went from a prospect to a contender tonight. He’s a lightweight contender now.

“He’s within the pinnacle. Who doesn’t like a fight actual now? Gaethje? Presumably Arman? Oliveira? All relaxing fights, all huge fights. You don’t fight attend now. You proceed to fight up and streak for the title. I accept as true with you give him a form of fellows.”