Four years after locking horns inside the Octagon, there is still animosity left between UFC fighters Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler. The two delivered a classic slugfest at UFC 281. While there was no feud between the two to begin with but the two have intermittently thrown shots at each other during the period. The differences between the two have further widened as Chandler has clapped back at the Diamond following the comments he made.
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Dustin Poirier Labels Michael Chandler as a 'Cheater' and 'Fake'
Chandler is set to meet Paddy Pimblett in a five-round fight at UFC 314 in April. He returns from a unanimous decision loss to Charles Oliveira in their rematch at UFC 309.
Chandler and Poirier gave fans one of the best fights in UFC lightweight history at UFC 281. It was a back-and-forth contest that lasted until Poirier submitted Chandler in the final round.
In a recent podcast interview, Poirier accused Chandler of being a 'cheater' and 'fake'. Poirier cited some of Chandler's controversial in-fight methods as the primary cause for his dislike.
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Michael Chandler's Response
During a recent interview on The Zach Gelb Show, Chandler responded to Poirier’s latest comments.
“I don’t [respond]. I don’t lose a wink of sleep thinking about Dustin Poirier and how he thinks about me,” Chandler said. “Unfortunately I live rent-free in his head, and he does lose sleep over me. I don’t think about him. When you ask ‘What do you think about it?’, I don’t.
“It’s no big deal, and we’ll keep on movin’ on. Not everybody is going to like you, and that’s just fine by me.”
Despite their animosity, Poirier surprisingly picked Chandler to beat Pimblett at UFC 314 with supreme confidence.