Seventh-ranked lightweight contender "Iron" Michael Chandler is one of the most exciting active fighters on the UFC roster. A former three-time Bellator lightweight champion, Chandler made his first walk to the UFC octagon in 2021 against Dan Hooker. Chandler won this bout via a first-round TKO. The Missouri native was then awarded a title shot in his next fight against Charles Oliveira. Despite losing, the 38-year-old fighter entertained fight fans and had been a main card attraction throughout.
As of April 2025, Michael Chandler is coming off a decision loss to Charles Oliveira in his last fight in November 2024. Chandler is now in preparation for a lightweight bout against Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett in his next outing at UFC 314 on April 12, 2025, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. This lightweight clash is booked as the co-main event for the PPV event headlined by the featherweights Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes.
Michael Chandler Kids
Michael Chandler is a father to two adopted sons, Hap and Ace, and a daughter, Dru Miller. After marriage, Chandler and his wife, Brie, adopted Hap in 2017. The name "Hap" was an ode to a former wrestling coach from Missouri named Hap Whitney. In April 2022, the couple welcomed their second adopted son, Ace.
In April 2025, the Chandlers welcomed a new addition to their family, a baby daughter born via gestational carrier.
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