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Michael Chandler now eyes Dustin Poirier for UFC title, hopes ‘bored’ Khabib Nurmagomedov returns

UFC lightweight title contender Michael Chandler believes he and Dustin Poirier should next fight for the belt. In a perfect world, current champ Khabib Nurmagomedov will be down the road.

Chandler on Wednesday told Jim Rome a matchup with Poirier “is definitely a fight that interests me” after a near-miss at UFC 254, where he served as a backup fighter after Poirier balked at the payday offered to fight the former Bellator champ.

Chandler made a huge splash in his UFC 257 octagon debut and used his victory speech to cut a promo on Nurmagomedov.