Chelsea Chandler received quite a bit of heat from the world of martial arts for her act at UFC Vegas 77. She faced the formidable Norma Dumont in the fight. However, Chandler became a meme material when video footage of the fight went viral on the internet. Today, let’s reflect on the bizarre moment from the fight between Chandler and Dumont and see what the Californian fighter had to say about it. 

It was indeed Chandler who secured the first strike as she sent forth a few jabs, along with a front kick, in her opponent’s way, and backed Dumont up against the fence. However, Dumont wasn’t someone who would go down that easily. She sprung back and began to dominate the Octagon, quite literally. A fierce barrage of fists disoriented the Stockton native and made things worse for her. 

Chandler turned her back and ran from one end of the Octagon to the other, leaving the fight fans in absolute shock. Needless to say, ‘The Immortal’ chased her opponent and backed her against the cage. But soon Chandler pulled her thoughts together and fought back with all her might. However, the damage was already done. Her bizarre act on the Octagon made her a laughing stock in the fighting community. She not only lost the bout via unanimous decision, but also lost her pride because of her unusual strategy in the opening round.

The entire world of mixed martial arts began drowning in memes where the Californian mixed martial artist was shown running away from her Brazilian opponent. But there are only a handful who can laugh at one’s self. And Chandler did just that as she joined the fight fans and made fun of the moment on social media. Just a couple of days after the bout, she took to Instagram and shared a picture of her running away from Dumont. In the caption, Chandler wrote, “It was at that moment I knew I f***ed up,” followed by a couple of laughing emojis.

The act wasn’t something that the fight fans expected with the kind of heat that emanated from the fighters backstage. Their rivalry even brought out cheers from the audience as they refused to touch gloves before the fight. But did this goof-up at UFC Vegas 77 affect Chandler’s next performances? Let’s find out!

How has Chandler fared in her next bouts?

After losing the fight to Dumont, Chandler faced Josiane Nunes at UFC Fight Night 239. It was a fight between two former featherweight contenders. But Chandler faced a bit of hurdles trying to make weight. Just like Chandler’s previous battle, she didn’t touch gloves with Nunes. But it was her turn to dominate as she took Nunes down for a brawl on the ground.

Needless to say, the fighters were neck to neck against each other and displayed a phenomenal fight. But it was Chelsea Chandler who won via unanimous decision. Now, Chandler is set to take on the fearsome Yana Santos at UFC Vegas 95, in the bantamweight division. With 14 victories and 8 losses, Santos has more experience than Chandler, who has fought only 8 bouts and won 6 out of them. But one thing is certain. Both of the bantamweight contenders are going to display phenomenal prowess at the event.

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