Mateusz Gamrot is able to go to struggle in opposition to Michael Chandler.
Heading into his combat in opposition to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 this previous Saturday, Chandler hoped a win may get him a possible championship alternative in opposition to UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev. Nevertheless, ‘Iron’ was submitted by the ‘Diamond’ of their ‘Combat of the Evening’ outing, so his path to gold acquired tougher.
Although focused on welcoming former two-division champion Conor McGregor to the Octagon once more for his subsequent look, Chandler has different choices to contemplate, and Gamrot needs to be one in all them. On his Instagram, the ‘Gamer’ threw his title out to Chandler for a possible combat subsequent 12 months.
“Hey [Michael Chandler] if you happen to nonetheless wanna be counted as a title contender, let’s make a struggle at spring and see who’s the higher wrestler,” wrote Gamrot. “Winner goes up! Get pleasure from your effectively deserved relaxation for now.”
That is the second time Gamrot has challenged Chandler in current months. The primary got here after his second-round TKO win over Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC Vegas 45, the place he advised Michael Bisping that the previous Bellator star ought to cease chasing a combat with ‘businessman’ McGregor.
“All people needs a combat with Conor McGregor,” mentioned Gamrot in his post-fight interview. “However who’s Conor? Conor was 5 years in the past and now he’s a businessman, not an actual fighter. Hey, Michael Chandler, you wish to say you need a combat with Conor? You could have a report within the Octagon [of] 1-2. Come on with me. You in all probability wish to wrestle, so let’s go. Combat with me. I want you all the perfect, fast restoration and combat subsequent 12 months with me. Let’s go!”
Like Chandler, the previous KSW light-weight champion additionally suffered a loss in his most up-to-date look. Gamrot dropped a unanimous determination to Beneil Dariush at UFC 280 in October. Previous to that, he was on a four-fight win streak that included the likes of Jeremy Stephens and Arman Tsarukyan.
Given their respective positions within the official UFC rankings — Chandler is No. 5 and Gamrot is No. 8 — a combat between these fighters is sensible.
