Michael Chandler issues statement on Bellator 221 loss: ‘You haven’t seen anything yet’

Michael Chandler Bellator MMA Michael Chandler suffered one of the most high-profile losses of his career last Saturday and he’s not shying away from the fallout.

The three-time lightweight champion saw his latest reign end when featherweight champion Patricio Freire defeated him at Bellator 221 via TKO in just 61 second. Addressing the public for the first time since his fight with “Pitbull,” Chandler took to Instagram to provide an update on where his head is at:

This sport has never been about the wins and the losses for me. - I realize that is a very easy thing to say after you have lost a fight. - I refuse to say it doesn’t sting. I refuse to say I haven’t shed a tear or two over it. I’m…