Lightweight Michael Chandler announced his arrival to the UFC and the rest of the division with a massive first-round knockout over Dan Hooker in the UFC 257 co-main event.
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#UFC257
That callout to Khabib was aggressively respectful. I like it.
Cause he doesnt want Khabib to return, he just showed that he afraid nobody.
@@rustamramazanov2003 Considering he already signed and made weight in effort and hope to fight him I think its fairly obvious you are utterly wrong :P Don't get me wrong, I think Khabib would maul him. But to say Chandler wouldnt want the chance to try, its just demonstrably not true
@@pepparmostheelder well said
@@pepparmostheelder Khabib is afraid thats why he ran away with his record
@@davidlanglois6055 nice joke dude, I appreciate it
This is probably what Ben Askren imagined his UFC debut to look like.
People slepted on Chandler who's a tougher version of Eddie Alvarez who came from Bellator and became champ.
Ben Askren did win his ufc debut
@@Akuma.Gouken Win he did, but not as emphatic as Chandler. This guy had a dream debut, first round KO finish, no damage, and a solid post fight promo.
@@Akuma.Gouken He nearly got his forehead ripped open by Lawler. He hung on for dear life...but yeah...gotta give it to the guy for turning it around & winning the fight
Know way Ben imagined a knockout
Chandler’s mic skills is what UFC fans need.
Go back to WWE pal
Cringe
He's not wrong you both. The mic skills will only make things more interesting. There's no harm.
Mic skills are essential for marketing yourself, look at mcgregor lol
@@rzzasp Indogs are cringe, yes
The most aggressive , nice call-out I’ve ever heard.
Chandler showed that you can still promote yourself well without having to pretend you are something that you're not, well done!
me too.
After fight against Tony, he was more aggressive 😅😅😅
@Arid Sohan You're not alone brother
The backflip from the top of the octagon caused more damage to Chandler than Dan Hooker.
Man I was waiting for a bone to pop out
Justin gaethje the best backflip
@@mujakirwalad2329 Plot twist, it was actually a call-out, so that's actually why he didn't tell his name in that octagon interview.
On the replay in looked rough on the ankles
Shit was crazy.
Can't imagine a better performance and callout in a debut fight.
My man came prepared, can't wait to see more tbh
Anderson Silva vs Leben
Colby like call-out but Chandler actually has a brain and KO power in both hands......... 155 just got a lot more exciting. The USA fighters showed out tonight.........
Well put
Chandler v Poirier now, Winner takes on....You know PFP Khabib Crazy card
"You gotta beat somebody so beat meeee!" What a line that is
“ If you can! “
I think u are not understand what he said. 😄
Tony Ferguson: "Hold on I'm talking brother"
that was a pretty corny line
@@Deadlygangsta agreed
"Hold on I'm crying brother" - Dana White
Really original well done!
@Victor Palacios because McGregor lost
This could possibly be the funniest one I've seen maybe ever! Lol 😂😂😂😂 I can't stop laughing
Chandler’s mic skills are as impressive as his fight skills.
It was fun but clearly rehearsed
@@dr.loomis4221 so what he knew exactly what to do and what to say after this was a brilliant callout and performance
@MrBrenman yeah it's super impressive. this guy is something
should join the WWE
UFC has a new star!!
People lost so much money this evening😂both of the underdogs won in devestating fashion
For sure... 🙏😂
Reviju 😢
Somebody bet 5k on hooker to win that's the first thought that came to mind after the fight
Shows you how much these bookies and gurus know
Loool I was thinking the same
I swear, damn near the entire MMA community owes Chandler a HUGE apology. LOL
I’m saying everyone thinks any fighter who was successful outside ufc is gonna be another ben askren
I watch him vs Eddie Alvarez 2 years ago and knew he was a top 5 guy at least since Eddie was a champ and has a win over Gaethje and Poirer regardless if it's a no contest Poirer was rocked and going to be finished anyways. So yeah it didn't guarantee he'd be a champ but in my eyes at least a top 5 guy and now he is.
He beat Benson Henderson twice.
No, only the casuals that consider themselves mma fans that only watch UFC owe him an apology.
only the ufc comunnity
Man, he practiced that callout. He knew he was gonna win. That's a debut!!!
Sounded like a WWE promo Kurt angle
Cringe af
it was already an impersonation of ric flair :D
LOL
@@Lollopirate it was entertaining
sounded more like Taz to me. "Beat me if you can! Survive if I let you"
Brilliant gamleplan, got Hooker moving backwards with the pressure, got his hands down with the body shots and came over the top 💯
Hooker was nervous after the war with Poirier
@@calvincalvin3132 bruh. Hooker had wars even before fighting dustin. Chandler landed the perfect shots to get him out so early. You can appreciate Chandler
@@calvincalvin3132 After one loss? I would say this is just the way Chandler puts down his opponents.
I couldn't agree more. I respect and I will always back Dan Hooker but Chandler got in his head by saying he would take this fight to the ground and Hooker let his guard down. Brilliant, just absolutely brilliant
@@calvincalvin3132 Yes I do brother but I was saying that his chin did stand Poirier's power even though Dan was in wars before the Poirier fight. So today his chin just didn't give up to a random weak shot, but he got knocked out by the perfect shot landed by Chandler
This guy can talk. That was some wwe level mic skills.
"Khabib, if you ever grace us with your precence..." cant believe some people dislike him, he is a class act in its pure form.
dana overlooking Dustin when talking to khabib about doing khabib vs Connor next, get shit on Dana
IKR?
Bro i want a footage of dana's tomato face when he saw conor getting his face smashed in by dustin, i bet he was about to cry
where are the mcnuggets hiding?
tbh i dont think poirier will excite him to come back, dana was using the money that would come with a mcgregor fight to entice him
@@supernova3658 khabib will be back, but not for dustin
Omg I love the Lightweight Division
the best
@@shshsuhs2998 mma math doesn’t work
@@playboifarti2695 true
Hooker, Dustin and Chandler, all got whooped by 145 fighters lol. 145 is way better than 155
Hell yes man, the best dam division to watch. Others ain’t even close.
1:31 The most WWE call out ever!
Well it's basically Ric Flair's 1992 Royal Rumble winning promo.
JA with a tear in my eye ..
This aged well boys.
Michael Chandler: *Wins* 99% of people: "And I took that personally"
Hahaha 🙊
Quality comment.
@@yuziyi5850 💪👍
@@lakeshoresubtleties best knockout and submissions ever by Michael chandler.
The Ric Flair inspired callout is probably the best one I've seen in a while
I truly believe that was influenced by DC and Helwani! haha loved it
@@khaledabdulazim and you were very right. Michael Chandler just said it was inspired by DC and Ariel talking about him being in the video game or not. And DC said he was like Ric Flair. Came over from WCW to WWE and got the title shot immediately and people were angry Spot on my friend
I love it sure one of the best call out ever I already watched the interview 20 times
Chandler is a great contender in this division. Happy to see him move up!
Can’t you just promote your dying channel elsewhere? You’re kinda annoying
@@bigmack2654 OOOOOOOO 👀
@@bigmack2654 he comments on every single UFC video. It’s kinda sad tbh
Did we need his WWE act though?
He's just commenting on a video. He's playing the algorithm. Making inane, agreeable comments is all youtube wants. If every comment was "wow, lol" then youtube would be happy. I don't know this guy, just making an observation.
1:50 “BEAT ME...IF YOU CAN” jeeeez 😅 i felt that. Wrestlemania worthy promo 🏆
"What Poirier & Felder couldn't do in Ten, I Did it in One" - Michael Chandler
« There is levels to this game » BELLATOR
What they couldn't do in 5, five rounds a piece not 10
@@jderrickson4597 I assume he added up the 5 rounds for both Felder and Porier. However to be fair, they did soften the chin for Mike to drop Dan.
@Hybrid Impact-83 lol
they both softened Dan up for him lol
So glad he’s finally in the UFC. Makes the division a lot more interesting and has that star quality. Great K.O as well 👏🏻
Khabib and tony went but at least we got this bad boy. And a great personality.
He’s trash
@@nikkiblurr8346 nah
Bellator>ufc
@@3xoticG4m3r frfr
I was rooting for Dan but welcome to the UFC Michael, solid performance.
Same!
Same!
Same here, I thought he was gonna win by first knockout, how ironic lol
Oh now everyone was for chandler didn't know lol
@@thepr1ntgnome430 we’re giving him props.
I like how he got humble calling out Khabib, respects.
his mic skill is amazing...
When Chandler started saying "If you can", I thought he was going to say "IF YOU SMELLLLLLLLL.......WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN..........
“Win if you can. Survive if Let you.” -The Human Suplex Machine Taz
Surely Will Brooks can!!!
Hooker looked very nervous i think he was aware of micheal power and didn't want to fight like in dustin fight.
you could tell the way he was being chased down.. he wasn't ready for that smoke.
As soon as I saw his face I knew Michael will k.o inside 3 mins
chandler applied pressure quick and then he got Hooker lowering his hands because of the body shots then he went up top and finished. Great game plan.
Yes exactly
I felt like it went like this.... (Prefight locker room) "maybe we should watch some highlights of this B level guy from Bellator" (10 minutes later) "fuck me mate, this guy's a savage...I can't let him get close to me"
As a Pro-Wrestling fan and MMA fan! I loved every second of that promo!
Absolutely amazing!
Michael Chandler should get an award for UFC Debut of the Year because that performance was extremely flawless and so epic at the same time!
Stalked him like a lion the whole round
"See You at the TOP." -Iron Michael Chandler Kadeers!!!
"God bless, see you at the TOP"
@@cneo9400TX Great & Thank You!!! Likewise... Kadeers!!!
Chandler promos like Colby if Colby was actually good on the mic
Here after his legendary promo at UFC 274
"Thank you Michael Chandler" - Khabib
@@rabbigoldbergsilverstein2899 khabib sarcastically thanked him for being a back up fighter for the Geathje fight
Hahahahaha saw this vid of khabib
"Thank you Mikel Chandlar"
@@JAYfromTHEworld when?
The Diamond did it. Crazy.
I doubted him but i'm so happy now the mcgregor fanboys will hopefully stop with the excuses
He definitely did and it couldn't have happened to a better guy..Conor looked stiff in there like he's packed on too much muscle over time and lost his fluid movement
What’s so crazy about it? Conor‘s done since the khabib fight Him beating that bum cerrone doesn’t mean sht
The leg kicks did all the damage tbh
@@loganmurdock4679 bruh before the match: Conor looks in tremendous physical shape. After getting smashed: He put on too much muscle which hinder his performance. Bruh really? Stop with the excuses. Dustin played it smart and was the better fighter tonight
It humors me how fair weather mma specifically ufc fans are. Just a week ago chandler was a bellator amateur meme to them, everyone was betting that he was gonna get knocked out by a flying knee and sent back to bellator. Now everyones a huge fan, LOL
Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that
Exactly. People so often let the limits of their experience dictate their views on anything or anyone outside of that experience. Especially overcompensating people with brittle egos, & there are plenty of those in prize fighting fandom. Most of the people who are impressed by his KO & his realness when speaking are probably the same people who were talking out their asses a couple weeks earlier about who he is as a fighter & what he had to say coming in. Dude ain't a newbie just because you don't know about him.
@@lakeshoresubtleties and besides most of UFC best fighters came from other major promotions. So this better be the last time I see them talking smack
@@EdgarHernandez-uu4iw right, they all come from other promotions. Ain't nobody in the ufc fighting their first pro fight. Like every talented fighter in the world is in the one organization that you are familiar with - how naive & self centered would you have to be to think that? It's kind of like thinking the u.s.a. is the best country in the world just cuz you were born there... 🤔
Chandler was the first fighter outside of the UFC that caught my attention when I first watched Bellator on Spike (stupid of Paramount to remove that channel). I knew there was greatness in him and now he’s in the big leagues
I’m surprised this doesn’t have more views. Definitely one of the most memorable post-fight interviews.
cuz he was KOed by Oliveira in the next fight then he got humbled by Justin...
why did the UFC wait so long to sign my dude? Got the looks, the mic skills and can back it up in the Octagon. Iron Mike just made the lightweight division that much more exciting.
Because the ufc will lose money
Chandler was in Bellator for literally all of his career. If he was in the UFC before Bellator existed, he would’ve been pushed to The Ultimate Fighter and get lost in the UFC roster shuffle. He’s in a much better position today
I don’t think people realize how incredible it is that this man came into the league unranked and his first head strike was what resulted in a TKO. Khabib by submission.
I love the expression of Anik while chandler calls out khabib 😁😜
0:40 rapper instincts kicks in..
I KNOW YOU ALL JUST SAW THAT. DUSTIN. 😭🙌🙌
😤😤😤
yep
Got' em
Seeing conor getting knocked out was sad af..
@@Lollopirate he's not him self🙍🙍
Chandler shocked me by how fast his hands are, like cement bricks attached to rockets
Hands down p4p most explosive guy in the ufc
Woooooow just woooooow...big fan of Micheal Chandler from India 🇮🇳.
Best callout I have seen and his mic skills are amazing... Look at the way he called Khabib... Aggressive yet respectful (unlike few stupid trash talkers in the business)... he's gonna be in top 5 by the end of this year.
Get Gaethje vs Chandler next and Oliveira vs Poirier. And give my man Tony one more chance against Dan Hooker or sth.
What about mcgregor?
That’s some brilliant matchmaking there
Conor vs hooker
I say let Paul Felder get in on the action and let him and Tony go at it
@@tokyosmitsubishi honestly, he’s probably go box Pacquiao
Chandler is legit, he destroyed Bendo and went to a war with alvarez, dont know why people doubted him.
I was hoping he’d do well.. and. He did. I’m happy.
What happen before he “destroy” bendo?.. he got knockout by patricio in the first round..
@@Timduo and? It’s the fight game win some, Lose some.
@@jakedempsey9772 especially in MMA. It's easy to lose
@@Timduo actually him and pitbull are 1for1 so🙄🙄🙄
That’s one of the best post fights I’ve ever seen period
Topclass promo right here . Man when I listen this man on interviews I really enjoy it. He has a way with talking.
As you dont know who is going to win, call out everyone
I mean, when you're on the spot and have the moment, its best to just throw it out there and call it like it is: Brendan schaub will never lose weight by using an electric bike to "workout hard"
😂
Ayy.. those 3 names he called out are the best fighters and it doesn't matter if they win or lose. Those are big fights and some high level fighters to get a win against that would look good in his resume.
Smart man.
Mike Chandler "The stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' and dealin' son of a gun"
*Woooooh woooooh*
"Iron" Michael "Ric Flair" Chandler with one of the best most respectful callouts of all time
F in the chat for the dude who bet 5k on Hooker
never spend 5k on a hooker
^^^^^^^^^
Chandler really got that perfect debut. He showed he’s about it. Great to see another warrior join this killer division.
Michael chandler just shocked the world!!
And so did Dustin
So has dustin
Aint surprise
Eh. The Dustin fight was more of an upset (although I won big lmao), but a lot of people saw Chandler winning this fight (including myself).
No shock!!
Yet Kabib saying this guys are not my level . This is one of the greatest performance in UFC
I love the aggressive but sweet talk, especially the God Bless at the end.
Man he shut me up, Phenomenal win! Sad to see Hooker lose though.
Someone bet 5k on hooker...
Yea, thought hooker was gonna win. But, this win could make chandler a new contender for the belt
@@omnigirl177 The pain must be unreal
I picked Hooker round 1 and Conor round 2. At least I got the rounds right 😂
Sarcastic Genius Hahaha, I LOVE that attitude :D
😂
Ooooooooooo boooooiiiii 🙏😂
Haha i got chandler by decision lmao and connor ko at the end of the 1st so I was pretty wrong
I bet on poirier to win, but I also added Chandler fight to go over 2 rounds. I'm in pains right now.
This is like one of the best debut ever. A very good opponent, great first round finish, and a just a perfect post fight interview to top it off.
For real. Dude literally could not have had a better debut. Probably got some top to end off the night as well! SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
1:52 that was cold
Aint nobody hungrier than Chandler right now [edit: nobody ever been hungrier than Chandler is right now]
Listen to Dustin’s interview. He doesn’t want to fight Chandler lmao he’d rather fight Nate or Connor, and said Chandler doesn’t interest him. I don’t respect that, and I love Dustin. He seemed bothered any time an interviewer said anything about Chandler, as if he was a little envious that Chandler put out Hooker a lot easier than he did.
Yo DOOM my man. RIP
@@alfonsoramirez231 I think it's because Dustin was offered less money to fight Chandler than what Chandler was offered. He felt disrespected, so he has that chip on his shoulder.
@Bad Mash my bad brother.
@@alfonsoramirez231 Yeah I think Poirer doesn't want to deal with that elite wrestling and KO power. Hed rather have an easy win with Nate or Conor which is hard to respect as much as I love Poirer. Poirer should be focused on Oliveira and Chandler
Dustin spike conor with that hot sauce 💀💀
Yeah. Went to his leg. Lol
LMFAOO
Wtf man.. LMAO
Who's here after Charles Oliveira becomes the Lightweight Champion?
The best debut and best post interview ever. Chandler is the real deal and double checks every box.
I thought Hooker was going to win boy was I wrong, Chandler looked great hats off to him
@j Peters calm down peter
@j Peters lol no one has to watch shit, y'all MMA elitist are so fucking sensitive man I swear 😂 the casuals are part of the reason it's so damn profitable
@j Peters nah you're dead wrong again there 😂 but stay salty my dude, I'll stay unbothered by some randos little angry keyboard rant on youtube
@j Peters lol no one's acting tough, and yeah man no one's mad here, you're definitely compensating though 😂😂😂🤡
This is the best ufc after fight speech I have ever heard.
Up there with Chael's "Anderson Silva, you absolutely SUCK!"
This has to be one of the most pumped out interviews in UFC history 🔥
My all time favorite debut+ the post interview ✨👏
Best Callout of 2021 😂😅
chandler: suprise2 the new king is here! khabib: be humble brother, respect is number one
It sucks Khabib left once an elite wrestler with KO power finally shows up. Always beat strikers besides Tibua.
@@vivaeuropa shut up khabib would humble this kid too. Evrtime khabib needs to prove this or that but he is galaxy's above anyone else in the UFC
@@omwu1307 most of his fights before ufc were not even "pro fights" but it still counts on his record, an official professional fight lasts for 3 rounds, and the fights he fought were 2. it is what it is though
@Devin Burkett hahahaha
@@omwu1307 What elite wrestler has Khabib ever proven he was galaxy's above? The one elite wrestler he faced was Tibua and he got all 15 takedowns stuffed and got taken down twice and was outlanded in significant strikes. In other words he really lost the fight, Khabib's untouchable when it comes to facing strikers but don't act like he can make easy work of Chandler, Covington and Usman when he's never beaten that level of wrestling talent in mma.
my dude said 'God bless' ...... big points for that ...... wrapped in an American flag ....... big points for that ...... a clear yet respectful callout to Poirier and Khabib ....... big points for that ...... whooped a top fighter in his debut ....... big points for that ...... fight skills .... mic skills ..... enough charisma ...... massive confidence ...... a great athletic look ...... did everything right tonight ...... I'm a new fan
Only 500K views? I woke up this morning and needed to get motivated for a run.
Hooker looked terrified to engage. He didn't look like himself at all. Alot can probably be credited to Chandler but a little disappointed in Dan's performance.
This is my exact thoughts, he looked so timid. He didn’t want to engage and chandler pretty much said fuck it if you’re not coming for me I’ll come for you
I just know dans better than this
He aint top level and shat himself!
Because Chandler walked him dowb
Cuz of takedowns
It's rare when I actually say "wow" out loud after seeing something impressive
The best warning message in ufc so far
That call out though 😌 🔥
1) Other companies CAN compete with the UFC. 2) ESPN+ shit the bed with the streams. 3) Conor got finished. Dana is fucking fuming.
Underrated comment!
Michael "The Nature Boy" Chandler
I love khabib and the way Michael Chandler called out khabib was very respectful. No abusive slang just pure respect for the opponent he wants to face. Respect Michael Chandler.
when i feel sad,i watch this again n again
One of the best call out in recent times. I could feel his energy.. Absolutely intense.👊🔥🔥🔥 👊
Maybe Khabib had thought to have a rematch with you but
This is the greatest call out of all time
When he calls out Conor, Dustin, Khabib etc....so embarrassing, lmao. I can feel it for him lmao.
He'd beat conor and dustin. Lose to khabib tho
Lmao Conor already making excuses saying it’s cause of the inactivity but leading up to the fight he said he’s felt the best he’s ever felt and all the fanboys saying motivated Conor is back 😂😂
Feeling like you're in good shape vs being rusty in the cage are two different things
@@AliHamza-sv4ni oh stop nobody said anything about him being inactive when he starched cowboy but now that he lost now they wanna bring it up as an excuse
@@Ozzyozzysheesh cowboy and Dustin are two completely different animals tho
And if he had won tonight, you wouldn't have posted a comment anywhere. Because that's what you opportunistic basement dwellers do. Talk shit from a distance.
😔
Motivated McGregor beats himself lol.
Lmao
pain 😔
Khabib took that bums soul
😭
there goes khabib vs conor 2
one of the best ufc entrys ive seen, from his words to his actions
Not sure that title shots coming just yet, BUT that was one of the best call outs I’ve ever heard. Kudos to chandler for his win, excited to see his next fight. I’ll be rooting for him
If Chandler fights Dustin for the belt next, it's going to be veeeery interesting.
Conor just lost TKO 2nd rd. Wow
Big day for Americans.
I’m literally still shocked
@@sergiosa_beaut6666 why. Wasnt even shocking.
How the fight has not happened
@@yomommaissofat1745 you didn’t bet in Dustin shut up
Most entertaining guy in this division atm for sure
The bets callout ever lol. Love the guy
This was an amazing callout wow
Welp, let's get Poirier vs. Chandler going next! Put Gaethje vs. Oliveira on the same card. I also think McGregor vs. Ferguson makes sense now as well. You gotta love the lightweights.
I'd rather see Gaethje vs Chandler and Poirier vs Olivera. I feel like those styles match up better and the fights will be more back and forth.
NOPE! you're simply going off of the hype of Chandler's performance and callout. Charlie Olives vs Dustin is better and more appropriate especially when Charlie is on an 8-win fight streak after completely dominating one of the best lightweight fighters of all time.
@@steverogers7601 Ferguson relied on his durability and cardio to get him through. He was never as good as people made him out to be. His biggest win was RDA about 4 1/2 years ago. He beat Cerrone and Pettis way past their primes. People just bought into the hype. Oliveira is on an 8 fight win streak...but it's not a very impressive list of names.
@@dr.loomis4221 Dude, stfu lmao "8 win fight streak not impressive" hahahaha!
@@steverogers7601 when hes only got 1 top 10 win in those 8 yes its not that impressive.
"With a tear in my eye, this is the greatest moment of my life"
DC also kinda did the same post fight interview after beating Stipe in their first fight....pretty entertaining and great confidence shown by Chandler 😆👍