Michael Chandler won’t settle for anything less than a high-profile fight in his UFC debut.
The former three-time Bellator lightweight champion was on standby for the UFC 254 main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje and is now chomping at the bit to get his hands on either Tony Ferguson or Gaethje.
Speaking on a recent episode of UFC Unfiltered, Chandler explained why he deserves to fight a ‘top-five guy right away’ and believes a win over Gaethje or Ferguson ought to silence the critics.
“Tony Ferguson, Justin Gaethje would be number one and number two of the guys I want to fight,” Chandler said (h/t MMA Fighting) .