“Dustin’s Face at the End Lmao”- After Conor McGregor’s Confirmation for Michael Chandler Fight, UFC Star’s Illegal Strike Against Dustin Poirier From UFC 281 Has Fans up in Arms

Who remembers the UFC 281 lightweight bout between two of the UFC’s greatest? Back in 2022, Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler entered the UFC Octagon and put on a show for the fans. However, there were a few questionable moments throughout the fight – from Chandler. Poirier is widely considered to be a really honorable and skilled fighter. However, Chandler’s play throughout the fight had fans saying that he fought ‘dirty’.

Now, former UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor doesn’t take too favorably to Michael Chandler either. The two are bitter rivals, and the origin of their rivalry is TUF. McGregor, who walked away from the UFC temporarily after losing a fight to Poirier, was scheduled to fight Chandler this year upon his return. Ahead of their highly anticipated fight, an old video of Chandler dropping some illegal shots on Poirier has been going viral once again, and the fans are quite unimpressed with this.

What went down at UFC 281? What did Conor McGregor say about the Chandler fight?

At UFC 281, UFC fans turned up for a fight that showed a lot of promise. The lightweight bout between Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier had all the makings of a really memorable fight. However, it turned really ugly, really soon, as Chandler adopted a few ‘underhand’ and ‘questionable’ measures in order to get the upper hand in the match.

Although Dustin Poirier emerged as the victor (winner by submission), a clipping of Chandler landing illegal shots at Poirier and not listening to the referee has been going viral once again, right ahead of his big fight against Conor McGregor. Poirier later went on to call Chandler a ‘dirty fighter’ as well.

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The latest news that fans are excited about is what Conor McGregor had to say about the Michael Chandler fight.

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When he missed the USADA pool, people were unsure of his return to the UFC this year. Then, there was a glimmer of hope, which has only recently been shattered by UFC CEO Dana White. That being said, McGregor recently confirmed that his return fight will be against Michael Chandler and said, “Chandler, sit down and wait and shut your mouth, yeah? The Mac will be here soon. [I’m] en route. En route, son. En route. It’s imminent. It’s imminent.”, in an interview with All Out Fighting.

Fans react to the resurfaced viral video of UFC 281 ahead of McGregor-Chandler fight

Conor McGregor has given the fans new hope; he confirmed that his next opponent will be Michael Chandler. There was a lot of ambiguity regarding the fight and whether Chandler would be his opponent. Now, it has been confirmed. But then, the video of Michael Chandler disregarding octagon rules and etiquette and landing illegal blows on a downed Poirier has sent the fans into a frenzy.

“Chandler was fighting very dirty with fish-hooking and blowing his snot/blood on Dustin’s face as well“, “This fight is when I lost all my respect for Chandler when I realized how dirty of a fighter he is“, “Chandler is a dirty motherf**ker. He is a great athlete and fighter but I don’t think he is authentic.“, and “Chandler is a f****n a**hole in my mind after that fight, lost tons of stock tbh. Fishhook was disgusting” – these were only some comments that the displeased fans had for Chandler. 

Some fans just couldn’t get over Dustin Poirier’s face at the end of the video, where even he looked shocked that those shots were being allowed. “Dustin’s face says it all“, said one fan as another said, “The look at his face lmao legit feel bad“. Another fan also poked some fun at that saying, “Dustin’s face at the end LMAO“. Another fan commented, saying, “Wow that was brutal cant believe I forgot about that“, while another fan pointed out how the referee could have handled it better. “If you have to reach out and stop him twice you should take a fucking point.“.

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