Michael Chandler made history in Hawaii.
The Hard Knocks 365 representative became the first-ever three-time Bellator MMA champion, as he reclaimed the lightweight crown with a lopsided unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Brent Primus in the Bellator 212 headliner on Friday at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. The judges awarded Chandler a clean sweep on the scorecards: 50-45, 50-45 and 50-45.
Primus -- who had beaten “Iron Mike” in June 2017 -- never seemed comfortable outside of a second-round exchange in which he advanced to the back and threatened to cinch a rear-naked choke.