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Will Brooks responds to 'almost embarrassing' trash talk from Michael Chandler

The rivalry between Will Brooks and Michael Chandler runs deeper than most in the MMA space.

In the time since Brooks twice defeated Chandler in 2014 to seize the Bellator lightweight title, the two fighters have seemingly traded barbs every few months, with Chandler often taking the offensive. That happened again two weeks ago when Chandler unloaded on Brooks as a boring fighter, a whiner, and "the epitome of a bad employee."

And frankly, Brooks is sick of hearing about it.

"That guy goes out of his way to put on this routine that, ‘I'm this God-fearing guy.