NEW YORK, NY – NOV 12: Dustin Poirier battles with Michael Chandler during their light-duty fight at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jimmy Squire/Getty Images)
See how your fellow fighters reacted to the war fought by Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler at UFC 281
The lightweight fight between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler was expected to be the fight of the night at UFC 281. Inside Madison Square Garden, the fight definitely proved to be an exciting one, ending with Poirier’s victory.
Poirier found himself in trouble early in the fight, thanks to Chandler’s aggression and revolts that stunned him, as well as some takedowns from Chandler. However, Poirer responded by shooting and causing some swelling around one of Chandler’s feet. Chandler also teased his own euphoria towards the end, working on Chandler who was exhausted and had a broken nose.
Chandler regained control in the second round, using his wrestling and threatening, and remained in control of nearly all of the round.
In the third round, Chandler attempted to bring the fight back to the ground with a heavy blow. But Poirier hit back and stood on Chandler’s back, eventually finding a naked chokehold in the back and scoring a surrender.
UFC 281: The Pros React to Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
This was Bowery’s first fight since she vaulted then-lightweight champ Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 last December. Poirier in 2021 also saw him score a pair of TKO wins in matches with Conor McGregor at UFC 257 and UFC 264.
UFC 257 also saw Chandler’s promotional debut, knocking out Dan Hooker. Chandler then fought Oliveira for the lightweight title which was then vacant but came up short. The former Bellator Lightweight Champion then lost Fight of the Night with Justin Gaethje at UFC 268 before knocking out Tony Ferguson last May at UFC 274.
UFC 281: Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira takes place on Saturday, November 12, 2022, live from Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. Follow up with FanSided MMA for all the news and highlights.
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