Michael Chandler had some harsh words for Dustin Poirier in the aftermath of UFC 269. Poirier lost to Charles Oliveira by rear-naked-choke, something that didn't sit right with Chandler at the time.
Michael Chandler took to Twitter and let his feelings be known. At the time, he thought of it as quitting. Looking back at UFC 269, Chandler isn't sure that was the right word to use.
“I think the hardest part with chokes, there’s so many chokes out there that are a rear-naked choke or any choke that has been put on somebody where you think you’re never going to get out of it,” Chandler told MMAFighting. “That’s why we love this sport, too, people say ‘he’s done, he’s done, he’s done!’ and then you can’t believe when they get out of it. You hear it with Joe Rogan cageside, Jon Anik, [Daniel Cormier] cageside, they go bananas when guys get out of it because you never know quite how deep a choke is.
“I think there’s always a little bit more fight left before a tap could happen. I will admit maybe I was a little bit too harsh. Maybe the word quit was not the right word to use.”
It has been a common theme following UFC 269 to claim that fighters are quitting. Dustin Poirier was accused of it and the co-main event saw Amanda Nunes get savagely accused of it by everyone.
It's a tricky topic in the UFC as many have this idea that fighters can never quit no matter what. Michael Chandler did apologize for his comments though.
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