Michael Chandler

“I do have some unfinished business with Josh Thomson. I think that's a fight fans want to see, it's a fight Bellator wants, it's a fight I want.”

“Henri Hooft is the greatest striking coach on planet. He's phenomenal leader - he makes me believe in me more than I will ever believe in me.”

“Training in Las Vegas at Xtreme Couture was awesome and I was there for almost two years.”

“I really have a heart for children who suffer from cancer. I can't imagine having to go through that at such a young age.”

“For me, getting up is an inside job, but it has been hard stepping in the cage with guys who I've had to lose against and not a lot to gain.”

“You don't hope to go up and hit a single. You go up and hope to hit a home run.”

“I think overall body awareness and knowing exactly where I need to be makes a big difference. Knowing how much weight to put on each foot or where I need to put my hands are things I'm very good at. Obviously with the wrestling background those are things that come naturally.”

“Brandon Girtz is a tough man who can really throw the leather, but I'm on a different level.”

“No matter where I've been or where I go, a piece of Missouri is always with me because this is where I'm from and where I grew up.”

“I'm not who I am without the organization of Bellator.”

“At first I thought, beer's nasty. Then I found IPAs. They're delicious.”

“Everyone who has kids that you talk to tells you, 'Wait until you have kids. It's going to change you.' You're like, 'Nah, come on. How can it change you that much?' But it changes you so much.”

“Financial freedom is very important to me because when that kind of stuff is taken care of, I can just focus on fighting.”

“I'm happy with the life I'm making for my wife and son. That's the most important thing.”

“I'm trying to be the best lightweight fighter in the world. That's my main objective. I just have to keep my head up, keep training and enjoy this awesome ride that I'm on.”

“Nothing has really made me upset aside from the baseless, false accusations of PED use.”

“For me, I want to make sure every single day I wake up and give thanks for everything that I've been given in life.”

“When I first started fighting, it was just me. But things changed when I married, knowing that I had another person counting on me.”

“When you're wrestling, it's such an amazing sport. I love it. I loved that I came from that background.”