“Endorsements, Money Opportunities”- Michael Chandler Reveals Effects of Conor McGregor’s Fame on His Life Despite Dana White Staying Quite on UFC 302

Michael Chandler is gearing up for the most important fight of his career. While his middleweight bout against Conor McGregor slated for UFC 302 may be meaningless in terms of improving his standings in the promotion, it will be the biggest payday of his fighting career so far.

Fans were shocked when McGregor announced he planned to fight Chandler on June 29 in the 185-pound middleweight division. However, the American felt it was not a major factor, as he and McGregor were roughly the same weight naturally. As his much-awaited fight with McGregor inches closer, Michael Chandler speaks about the fame that has come with it and looks back on his career so far.

Michael Chandler on what has changed after Conor McGregor’s fight announcement

Chandler has been active in putting out content on his YouTube channel recently, communicating directly with the fans. In a recent video, the former Bellator champion revealed that he had been receiving significant amounts of visibility and media attention ever since the announcement of the McGregor fight.

“I’m on a pretty good platform these days, huge fight scheduled against Conor in June. Massive amounts of media, massive amounts of attention, massive amounts of success, endorsements, money opportunities, all of these different things,” he said.

Reflecting on his career, Chandler also said that he had grown a lot as a person and a fighter over the past ten years and had become more confident, comfortable, and sure of himself. The 37-year-old felt he had also understood the business and how to play the game over this time.

But for me, I’ve grown over the last decade and a half, I have continued to gain more and more confidence in myself, in my worth if you will. I’ve learned how to play the game a little bit. I’ve learned the right things to do the wrong things to do,” he added. Chandler also shed light on the one thing that has kept him on the right path throughout his career.

Chandler credits his Christian faith for his work ethic

Chandler observed that he had never found training hard, staying focused and disciplined difficult, unlike most fighters. He had an inspiring take on the cost of success, saying success was not owned but rented, and the rent needed to be paid every day. The Missouri native credited this to his Christian faith for having the work strength of character to stay disciplined and not succumb to distractions.

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“For me, the training has always been easy. It was always easy for me to be disciplined. It was easy for me to put massive amounts of work in… because ultimately success is rented it’s never owned and the rent is due every single day and that’s the way I’ve always approached it, but I think it’s uh you know but this is about being a Christian,” he said.

Despite a patchy record in the UFC so far, Conor McGregor will give his popularity a boost. And if he plays his cards right, as he has done so far, he will find himself fighting for the lightweight title soon.

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