Bellator MMA lightweight champion Michael Chandler recognizes the task in front of him heading into his next 155-pound title defense.
Chandler will put his belt on the line against the relatively unheralded Brent Primus in a featured bout at the California-based promotion’s pay-per-view event in New York on June 24. While Chandler is the known commodity, a two-time champion with a string of big fights under his belt, he once was in a position similar to that of Primus.
The former University of Missouri wrestling champion capitalized on his opportunity, as he submitted then lightweight king Eddie Alvarez in the fourth round of their bout at Bellator 58 in November 2011.