{"id":459209,"date":"2022-09-26T14:36:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=459209"},"modified":"2022-09-26T14:36:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:36:52","slug":"michael-chandler-takes-aim-at-premature-praise-for-islam-makhachev-we-just-cant-say-that-hes-that-good-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-chandler-takes-aim-at-premature-praise-for-islam-makhachev-we-just-cant-say-that-hes-that-good-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Chandler takes aim at &#8220;premature praise&#8221; for Islam Makhachev: &#8220;We just can\u2019t say that he\u2019s that good yet&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler believes we need to pump the breaks on praise for Islam Makhachev.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian has been out of action since his first-round TKO over <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighters\/bobby-green\/\">Bobby Green<\/a> in February. That victory, along with wins over names such as Dan Hooker and Arman Tsarukyan, has secured him a title shot. Makhachev is set to face Charles Oliveira next month at UFC 280 with vacant lightweight gold on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the Abu Dhabi event, the former Sambo competitor is a heavy favorite. With names such as Daniel Cormier and Khabib Nurmagomedov singing his praises, Makhachev is viewed as a future champion at 155-pounds. That&#8217;s despite the fact that he hasn&#8217;t beaten a top-five ranked opponent.<\/p>\n<p>That last point is a massive one for former Bellator champion Michael Chandler. The Missouri native returns to action at UFC 281 against Dustin Poirier. If victorious, the 36-year-old <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dustin-poirier\/michael-chandler-believes-he-will-earn-title-shot-with-win-over-dustin-poirier-im-the-next-guy-in-line\/\">expects to face<\/a> the winner of Makhachev vs. Oliveira next year.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>MMAFighting<\/em>, the lightweight downplayed a lot of praise going toward Islam Makhachev. Chandler stated that the Russian has yet to defeat a big name at 155-pounds, giving him pause. He also picked &#8216;Do Bronx&#8217; to win the lightweight title encounter next month.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_434789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-434789\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-434789 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Islam-Makhachev-Bobby-Green-UFC-Vegas-49.jpg\" alt=\"Islam Makhachev, Bobby Green, UFC Vegas 49\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Islam-Makhachev-Bobby-Green-UFC-Vegas-49.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Islam-Makhachev-Bobby-Green-UFC-Vegas-49-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-434789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Islam Makhachev defeats Bobby Green at UFC Vegas 49<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"APObAA\">\u201cNothing against Islam, you say he looks great, you say he looks unbeatable at times, but he hasn\u2019t really fought anybody,\u201d Chandler stated. &#8220;That\u2019s really the truth. He beat No. 14 and then he beat Dan Hooker, who was on a three or four-fight losing streak. Now people will say, \u2018well, one of your wins was against Dan Hooker, what are you talking about?\u2019 I fought Dan Hooker at a different time. He had just gone 25 minutes with Dustin Poirier, who at that time was the No. 2 lightweight on the entire planet.\u201d (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/9\/26\/23352539\/michael-chandler-criticizes-premature-praise-for-islam-makhachev-he-hasnt-really-fought-anybody\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>MMAFighting<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p id=\"7NfWqV\">He continued, \u201cI\u2019m not saying that [Islam] not that good. We just can\u2019t say that he\u2019s that good yet. It\u2019s premature praise&#8230;To make Islam the favorite in that fight is somewhat crazy, I think. Maybe that\u2019s me sticking up for Charles, because watching Charles, seeing what he\u2019s done resurrecting his career, somewhat of a \u2018couldn\u2019t be relied on, up-and-down, win some, lose some, journeyman\u2019 to now a very dominant champion on a win streak \u2014 he\u2019s definitely one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chandler concluded, &#8220;I think he goes out there and gets the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"connatix-article-desktop\" data-concert-ads-name=\"connatix-article-desktop\">\n<div id=\"connatix-article-desktop\" class=\"\">Do you agree with Michael Chandler&#8217;s comments? Sound off in the comment section below!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler believes we need to pump the breaks on praise for Islam Makhachev. The Russian has been out of action since his first-round TKO over Bobby Green in February. 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