Biography Chandler

The fighter is 34 years old, and he is the former winner of the Bellator champion title. He has 27 professional fights, while in 22 of them he won. Michael signed a contract with the UFC at the end of the year, and before that his career of the soldier was mostly in Bellator. About how the fate of the athlete in this organization developed and what it led to will be described below. The early years and the first steps in sports Michael Chandler are a native of the American town Hai Ridge.

Mike was born on April 24 in a large family. Despite the fact that in addition to Mike, parents had to educate four more children, each received a proper amount of concern. It was Chandler's parents who pushed the future fighter onto the sports path, sending him to engage in sections on the Greco-Roman wrestling and football. The boy grabbed on the fly and began to quickly achieve success.

Being in elementary grades, Cendler managed to win the second place in prestigious struggle competitions among juniors. The guy’s skills quickly progressed - he became one of the best football players, and his successes in the struggle allowed him to defect almost every tournament. But two disciplines at the same time took too much time, so I had to make a choice towards the struggle.

After graduating from school, many colleges tried to attract to their wrestling team of an eminent athlete, but the scholarships that they proposed were too small and he refused. Michael independently entered the University of Missouri, for which he began to speak at wrestling competitions. Soon Cendler became the captain of the university wrestling team. With each course conducted at the university, sports experience and the achievements of Cendler only increased.

But he did not devote a single day to work in the specialty. Basically, everything that he knew and loved to do was connected with sports. Therefore, Michael decides to complete the brilliant career of the fighter and moves to the next stage - mixed martial arts. The first career in MMA, the first training of Mike, take place in the fighting hall Xtreme Couture - there Cendler honkens his fighting skills and rebuilds his manner of fighting with wrestling to a more universal one.

At the same time, Michael did not spend his time on amateur competitions and immediately joined the ranks of professional MMA fighters. The fighter won the first victory in a battle with Kyle Soodley, whom he defeated by technical knockout in the year. The footage of the first battle of Michael Chandler then went fights organized by serious fighting promotions.

The first was the tournament under the auspices of StrikeForce, in which Michael was to fight Richard Bowfanwong. Chandler won the 2nd round at the expense of MSW. The next fight in Straitfors went in six months later, where Cendler was to beat Sal Woods, which he did, having conducted a painful reception in the first minute of the fight. Further - more. The leadership of one of the most respected fighting promoters - Bellator - learned about the successes of the athlete - and invited the athlete to try his hand at one of their events.

Michael agreed and on September 30 at the thirty -first Bellater tournament wins Scott Steppe already in the first round. This was his first victory in the light weight category, because Michael spent all previous battles in welterweight. Chris Page was the next rival of Cendler, but he could not resist the rising star of MMA and lost the battle by Sabmishen. This victory opened the door to him to the final of the tournament, at which he was opposed by Patrick Freyre.

Michael dominated the entire fight, mainly due to his wrestling base. In the end, Michael won another victory that brought him one hundred thousand dollars and a ticket to the World Bellator in a light division. Michael was supposed to meet with Eddie Alvarez on Bellator 54, but at the last moment the enemy was injured and the match had to be postponed to the end of November.

The fighters staged one of the best fights in the history of the promotion, and Michael won a pain technique in the 4th round.

So Chandler became the champion in the light division according to Bellator. This fight did not provide for the conquest of any title. Michael in his manner ended the battle ahead of schedule - the battle did not last even a minute. In the year, Cendler's first fights were associated with the protection of his title. Michael had to fight with Rick Hown and David Rickkels.

Both enemy did not last two rounds. Chandler was still the champion. The loss of the title and return to the top, but the match-rare with Eddie Alvarez brought Michael the first defeat. After a long and hard fight, in which the initiative was unpredictably moved from one opponent to another, the judges decided towards the applicant. Instead, Michael fought with Will Brook, but he also lost to him.

The second battle with Alvarez brought Michael defeat with a separate decision about revenge with Alvarez no longer was talking - the fighter left the promotion. Therefore, Cendler was again appointed to the opponents of Brooks. And again, Michael suffered a defeat from him.After a black strip of three lesions, Cendler finally began to break up. In the second half of the year, he managed to defeat Derek Kampos and David Rickeles.

In this battle, Michael won another victory in the first round and regained the title of champion Bellator in lightweight. Chandler tightly knocked out Freyre on Bellator the first title defense was successful-Michael managed to defeat the former UFC LEFC champion Benson Henderson on the basis of a separate decision of the judges. The second time, the champion in lightweight champion had to defend the applicant Brent Primus.

This time the plan for the battle did not work out by an unhappy accident. The referee suspended the first round in order to check the integrity of Michael’s ankle - the injury turned out to be serious and there was no question of continuing the battle. Therefore, the duel remained behind Brent Primus, and Cendler was left again without a belt. After a half -year recovery, Chandler returned to Octagon at the end of January to hold a duel against Goiti Yamauti.

The break went to Michael to the benefit and he defeated the opponent with a unanimous decision. And again, Brent Primus was supposed to make an opposition to Michael, but the battle did not take place, since Brent was injured and could not go to the fight. He was replaced by Brandon GIRTS, who lost to Cendler due to pain. But no one thought about the primus. The second battle took place in mid -December.

Michael dictated his conditions for the duel most of the time in the octagon and won his rival with a unanimous decision of the judges, simultaneously returning his championship in a slight division. Chandler became the Bellator champion for the third time for the next defense of the title of Cendler, Patricio Freyre, the brother of Patrika and the champion of Bellator in folice lightweight, opposed.

He managed to avenge Michael, knocking him in the first round and depriving his belt. Next followed by the battles with Sidney Outlo and Benson Henderson - Michael knocked out both opponents before the beginning of the second round. At the end of January, Michael debuted at the UFC octagon and defeated Dan Hoker with a hard knockout in the first round, paving his path to the championship in Promius.

Michael has personal life, his beloved woman-his beautiful woman Bree Willlet, whom he considers the best person on earth. According to the athlete, it is she who inspires him to new achievements and is an inexhaustible source of love and support for him. Before the appointment of BRA and Michael, two years recognized each other in correspondence. In addition to this, BRA assisted orphans, engaged in volunteer activities.

Michael fell in love with her from the first days of correspondence, but the girl had a catastrophically lacking in her personal life. But after the first meeting, Chandler's charm did not leave the girl a chance of refusal. The date grew into a novel, Roman - into a wedding. The couple made a relationship in September. Four years later, Michael and the brig managed to realize his old dream - they adopted the child.

For a whole year, the spouses had to wait until the commission would give the go -ahead for the registration of the entire procedure. The child had a hard time - his young summer mother refused him. The baby was called Hap Whitecher, the boy’s birthday is celebrated on the twenty -third of January.