In his first fight with Oliveira, Chandler came close to tasting UFC gold when he dropped and badly hurt him. However, “Do Bronx” was able to rally and stop Chandler by TKO just 19 seconds into Round 2 to claim the vacant title at UFC 262.

Michael Chandler wants to "steal the show" from Jon Jones at UFC 309 on Nov. 16 in New York, when he rematches Charles Oliveira at Madison Square Garden.

Michael Chandler is a glass-half-full kind of guy. But even an optimist like this UFC lightweight contender doesn’t feel the need to dance around how he’s fared competing in the heart of Manhattan over the years.