The closer we get to Saturday's UFC 309 pay-per-view card inside New York's Madison Square Garden, the less we seem to be talking about the full-time firefighter and UFC legend who makes up one half of the main event.

The UFC goes to New York City for UFC 309. Two premier heavyweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. Jon Jones (27-1-0) defends his UFC Heavyweight Championship belt against Stipe Miocic (20-4-0) in a title fight on Saturday (Nov. 16).

NEW YORK – Michael Chandler won’t set sights on a potential rematch with Dustin Poirier. Chandler’s most recent outing came in a submission loss to Poirier in at UFC 281 in November 2022. Poirier was unhappy with Chandler’s antics during the fight and accused him of being a dirty competitor.

It's not the title for which he's clamored. Michael Chandler has never been the UFC's best pound-for-pound fighter nor has he exited a cage with one of

Michael Chandler thinks a lightweight title shot is in his future after Saturday, but his opponent begs to differ about that outlook. Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) takes on former champion Charles Oliveira in the UFC 309 (pay-per-view,