{"id":313460,"date":"2019-05-13T07:43:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=313460"},"modified":"2019-05-13T07:43:23","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:43:23","slug":"michael-chandler-argues-for-rematch-with-pitbull-after-controversial-stoppage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/michael-chandler-argues-for-rematch-with-pitbull-after-controversial-stoppage\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chandler argues for rematch with ‘Pitbull’ after controversial stoppage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend, in the main event of the finish-filled Bellator 221 card, Michael Chandler attempted to defend the lightweight strap against featherweight champ and arch rival Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Unfortunately for Chandler, who is one of Bellator’s most visible stars, this fight went quite disastrously.<\/p>\n

Moments into the first round, he was stung by a Pitbull punch, and seconds later, the fight was being waved off by the referee. Yet Chandler has been adamant that he wasn’t in any real trouble, and that he deserved more time to recover.<\/p>\n

Speaking to MMA Junkie<\/a> post-fight, Michael Chandler opened up on his desire for a rematch with Pitbull. The former lightweight champion understands that opinions are going to vary on the stoppage, but believes the majority of fans will side with him on the issue. As such, he believes he’ll find himself back in the cage with the new two-division champ Pitbull sometime in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the fighter,\u201d Michael Chandler told MMA Junkie<\/a>\u00a0after the loss. \u201cThe promoters will promote. I think you\u2019re going to see an overwhelming majority of people that are going to want to see a rematch. I think Bellator\u2019s probably going to want to see a rematch. Of course, I want the rematch.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you\u2019re in the camp that thinks it was an early stoppage or not, I\u2019m not going to sit up here and rant and rave about all of that. You could\u2019ve had 10,000 different refs in there and had it go 10,000 different ways or on the other side. \u2026 Patricio \u2018Pitbull\u2019 will step back in the cage with me, it\u2019s just a matter of when.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cDid I get hit? Yeah. Was I out? Absolutely not,\u201d Chandler concluded.<\/p>\n

Do you think Michael Chandler should get an immediate shot at redemption against Patricio Freire?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a> on 5\/12\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend, in the main event of the finish-filled Bellator 221 card, Michael Chandler attempted to defend the lightweight strap against featherweight champ and arch rival Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Unfortunately for Chandler, who is one of Bellator’s most visible stars, this fight went quite disastrously. 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