Michael Chandler Speaks Out After Loss to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314: ‘Never Out of the Fight’

So, Michael Chandler, right? The dude didn’t even wait for Bruce Buffer to do his “And the winner is…” after the fight with Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314. I swear, he just bounced outta there quicker than a cat at a dogs’ convention. But hey, Monday rolls around, and Chandler’s got something to say. Of course, it’s a casual social media drop because, where else?

So, this dude, who used to be in the running for UFC titles, ended up with a loss thanks to some serious ground-and-pound shenanigans from Pimblett. Elbows, punches—you name it, and it was probably thrown. Third-round stoppage, all that jazz. And ouch, that brings him to 2-5 in the UFC, with a solid three losses in a row. But, like, who’s counting, right?

Chandler’s message wasn’t really about Pimblett or the fight’s ins-and-outs. Instead, it’s like he’s saying, “Hey, bigger fish to fry in life!”

“Never out of the fight,” he tweets. That’s classic inspirational stuff. And then, there’s this line about heartbeats and hands—maybe it sounds a bit like a Hallmark card, but come on, it’s sweet in a tough-guy way.

And there’s a photo he drops too, courtesy of his wife, Brie. Picture this: Chandler holding hands with his little boy, who was there watching dad do his thing in the octagon. Makes ya think Chandler’s got family completely in the front seat. Also, he’s just had a baby girl—not the octagon’s timing, obvi, but it’s his newest fam addition. Congrats are in order during this octagon chaos, if you ask me.

But as for what he plans next in the fighting world? Zip, nada, not a single clue from Chandler yet. The climb back up is gonna be steep, almost like he’s trying to hike Everest or something post-defeat.

Still, UFC’s big guy, Dana White, says Chandler’s tough. Real proper scrapper type. Like this other dude, Arturo Gatti, who boxed like a manic artist, always making things wild and worth watching. Gatti vibes going out strong from Chandler, and it’s one twisty, turny, but entertaining ride.