A biography for Michael Chandlerhasn’t been written yet.
“I love collegiate wrestling but the thought of training for international stuff just didn't really appeal to me.”
“Growing up as a wrestler, especially in practice, I think you get used to competing without much of a crowd around.”
“Benson Henderson is a professional; he's a champion. He knows how to handle himself in the cage and he knows how to win fights.”
“God has always opened up doors at the right time. He's closed doors at the right time.”
“If I had the opportunity to fight Khabib, or anyone ranked No. 1 - I've played that in my head a million times.”
“Nothing bad can happen if you train your butt off and make the right decisions and surround yourself with the right people.”
“My goal is to win and to finish fights quickly.”
“My body is durable, my body is able to withstand a lot of practices, a lot of punishment.”
“The belt will grow dust and sit on the mantelpiece, but it's not about the belt. It's about how I can be as a father, as a human being that matters to me.”
“There are always a ton of different people to learn from and people that are pushing me to get better.”
“The people who know me, the fans who've watched my fights, they know what I'm about. They know that I'm going to give 100 percent of everything I have each and every time I get into the octagon.”
“There are always a couple of ways you envision fights going; you always envision a win and a great finish.”
“Henri Hooft has made my hands and feet deadly weapons.”
“It's damage to a nerve. It pretty much shut down the whole lower part of my left leg. I wasn't able to step anymore. It's called foot drop - basically, you can't lift your foot.”
“If fighting ever got in the way of my marriage, you'd see me sacrifice my career.”
“I got a wife and a son I have to fight for.”
“Somebody with a huge brand like Bellator under an even huger brand like Viacom, to have them put their faith in me, to put me in so many things, to put me in commercials, send me to all these events, and just to continue to put me in the cage with great talent, it's great.”
“I've taken fights on short notice while injured to help save shows, and in return I've been taken care of.”
“Life throws you curveballs and there are things that happen - you don't understand why they happened at the time. But then you step back and understand you're a better fighter and competitor because of the things that happened.”
“Benson Henderson is a guy that I fought before. He has two arms and two legs. He has certain patterns, mannerisms and tendencies that I know I can go out there and exploit.”