Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler has signed a contract with the UFC, according to Dana White. White made the announcement this morning on Sportscenter and went on to say that Chandler will be serving as a backup fighter for the UFC title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. If one of those two is unable to fight for whatever reason in October, Chandler will step in.
Michael Chandler has long represented Bellator as one of their elite talents. He will now compete against the best the UFC has to offer.