Michael Chandler spent a week with Sage Northcutt recently in Florida. Northcutt stayed with Chandler and the two trained together at the Blackzilians gym in Boca Raton.
Chandler, one of the top lightweights in the world, does not share the recent criticism levied at the much-maligned Northcutt nor his father, Mark.
"I was very happy when they reached out to me personally to work with him, because I've got nothing but great things to say about them and their family," Chandler told MMA Fighting.
Two weeks ago, kickboxer Ilya Grad wrote on social media about a training session with Northcutt being a "disaster.