{"id":374662,"date":"2021-01-29T09:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=374662"},"modified":"2021-01-29T09:45:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:45:06","slug":"michael-chandler-gets-shoutout-from-ric-flair-after-ufc-257-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-chandler-gets-shoutout-from-ric-flair-after-ufc-257-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chandler gets shoutout from Ric Flair after UFC 257 promo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Chandler got a personal Zoom call from pro wrestling legend Ric Flair after making his Octagon debut at UFC 257.<\/p>\n

Chandler couldn’t have looked better in his first UFC bout, knocking out Dan Hooker in the first-round to usurp the No. 4 spot in the promotion’s lightweight rankings.<\/p>\n

While his victory over Hooker provided plenty of fodder for fight fans, his post-fight interview with Jon Anik also got people talking, as it borrowed significantly from Flair’s 1992 Royal Rumble promo.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Flair caught wind of this tribute from Chandler, and ended up giving the mixed martial artist a call with a message of thanks and congratulations.<\/p>\n

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