Former Bellator champion Michael Chandler shared his emotions after his UFC debut in which he knocked out lightweight No. 6 Dan Hooker in the co-main event of UFC 257 in the first round.
“I’m so happy to finally be here. It’s been a very long journey. Many ups, a couple of falls, but all the roads led me here. I’m just an ordinary guy from a small town who got beat up a couple of times. But every time I got up and kept going. Now here we are, baby Coming to the title soon.
We’re sharpening strikes, base. Nothing fancy, we just do an amazing job. The referee gave Hooker every chance to recover, but I was able to finish him. I’m incredibly happy.
Now I need to speak. As I said before, this is the greatest moment of my professional life. Conor McGregor, surprise! The lightweight division now has a new king! Dustin Poirier, your time is coming! Khabib, if you still decide to please with your presence in the octagon, with the task of making 30-0 you need to beat someone. So beat me if you can! “Michael Chandler said in an interview after the fight.