Michael Chandler’s UFC debut couldn’t have gone better.
The 34-year-old former Bellator star and champion entered the octagon Saturday in Abu Dhabi and became the first man to stop Dan Hooker, putting him away in the first round of their UFC 257 clash.
Now, Chandler feels “ready” to come back in action “ASAP” after what he called “the greatest victory of my life.”
The lightweight division’s future is uncertain as lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov said he’s no longer interested in competing; UFC President Dana White hopes to bring him back to the cage, though he admits that’s an unlikely outcome.