Michael Chandler would fight Nate Diaz but when it comes to showdown with The Diamond he is just not interested to fight him.
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Michael Chandler has addressed to Dustin Poirier’s latest tweet criticising him, as well as explaining why he didn’t call Poirier out after his UFC 274 victory: “Out of sight, out of mind.” Chandler produced a nice promo after ruthlessly knocking out Tony Ferguson in the main event this past Saturday in Phoenix, calling out names like Charles Oliveira and Conor McGregor, but he didn’t mention Poirier, which the former interim champion noted in the aftermath.
A lot of names being said by Iron Michelangelo but I’m not hearing mine. Respectfully
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) May 9, 2022
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Chandler was asked if he would choose to fight Nate Diaz or Dustin Poirier next, and he said that if he had to choose between the two, he would choose the former by a long way. Michael Chandler on The MMA Hour said, “It would be Diaz. I have no interest in fighting Dustin, honestly. To be quite honest, I think he’s a great dude. I think I like him for the sport, but I also think I was completely disregarded and pushed aside whenever I came into the organization. He completely disregarded me, he acted as though I didn’t deserve to be where I was.
“Maybe it’s a bit more of a personal issue, but I also don’t think… is Dustin a draw? I guess he’s the No. 2 guy [in the UFC rankings] now, but he’s just kind of stayed at No. 2 and I don’t know how active he’s going to be. I did see him tweet that I was saying everyone else’s name but his as if I didn’t want to fight him because of technical reasons or what not, but it’s more like I forgot about him.”
In four octagon appearances, the No. 6 lightweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings is currently 2-2, with all four battles proving extremely entertaining. Poirier has been known to get himself into a fight or two on his own. Chandler is taking a “thanks, but no thanks” attitude to fantasy matching, despite the fact that it would be a really interesting 155-pound fight on paper.
Chandler said, “Hat’s off for what he’s done in his career and I respect the heck out of him, he makes some great hot sauce. But as of right now, I don’t really have any desire to fight him.”
