Earlier this month, Michael Chandler officially signed with the UFC and his UFC tenure is going to start out with a bang as the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion will serve as the backup for UFC 254’s lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje. But though Chandler is new to the UFC, he’s entering the promotion with all the confidence of a champion, even when faced with the prospect of his UFC debut potentially coming against arguably the most dominant fighter in the sport.
“I think I’m the better wrestler than he is,” Chandler said of Khabib Nurmagomedov on Instagram Live (h/t MMAJunkie).