American mixed martial artist fighting in the Lightweight division, Michael Chandler recently talked to reporters about his loss to Will Brooks last May for the Bellator interim 155-pound championship.

Chandler believes that he fought enough to win the final round but ended up losing via split decision in the end.

He said "I think the first four rounds are very clear. I won first two no matter what; he won the second two no matter what; but the fifth round I cannot see how in the last two minutes of the round I drop him with a punch and then rain down six or eight punches to his face, flat on his back, and get close to locking on a submission and end up in full mount and not steal the round."

He added "I'm not saying I was the most dominant or it looked pretty, but in a sport where guys come on strong at the end of the round and steal rounds, I don't see in a million years how I could lose that round."

Although Chandler admits that during their previous fight his head was not in the game but he said that now that he is given another chance, he will be more prepared.

He said "The last training camp was tough all around. Firstly, we were preparing for (Eddie) Alvarez. Secondly, we were preparing for Alvarez while hurt. Third, the opponent got switched a week before the fight."

He continued "The opportunity to game plan for the same person for eight weeks, being healthy, and having the best training camp of my career, my confidence is through the roof. We just trained accordingly for this fight."

Chandler believes that he knows Brooks fighting style to claim that this latest match will be far more different than before. He said "Will is a tough opponent, but he's very predictable in what he does, so all I've got to do is go out there and compete to win."

He adds "It's more about increasing my grappling game, increase my submission game, increase my knockout rate, and really see myself as a mixed martial artist, those are the kind of goals I've set for myself."