Michael
Chandler claims he asked for a booking against Benoit St.
Denis.

St. Denis is scheduled to fight Paddy
Pimblett at
UFC 329 on July 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Meanwhile,
Chandler takes on Mauricio
Ruffy at
UFC White House: Freedom 250 on June 14.

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Chandler recently revealed that he almost had a booking against St.
Denis secured for the White House card. While Chandler believes it
would have delivered fireworks, the matchup eventually didn’t come
to fruition.

“I was actually supposed to fight BSD on this card,” Chandler told
UFC on TNT Sports. “I asked for him. I told Hunter Campbell, ‘Name
a better fight that you can put on the White House than me vs. BSD.
He’s a hard-nosed, fast-paced brawler, fought for his country in
the military. I’m a red, white, and blue-blooded American,
passionate, come forward, get in your face.’ It would have been a
chaotic fight. And then obviously we pivoted to Ruffy.”

While St. Denis is a slight favourite against Pimblett, Chandler
believes “The Baddy” is underestimated. While “God of War” brings a
chaotic pace, Chandler believes Pimblett will be able to hold his
own against the Frenchman. Chandler notes that Pimblett has already
proved his mental toughness in his interim title loss against
Justin
Gaethje. Chandler considers Pimblett more skilled and predicts
that he will beat St. Denis.

“Paddy is better than everybody thinks he is. He showed it in the
Justin Gaethje fight. BSD brings a fast pace to it, but Paddy is a
heck of a competitor. Paddy is mentally tough, we saw that in the
Gaethje fight. I think Paddy is more skilled, Paddy has more ways
to win. I think Paddy gets the win.”

Pimblett (23-4) was undefeated in seven UFC outings, topped off by
a finish over Chandler, before losing to Gaethje in his last
outing. Meanwhile, St. Denis is 9-3 in the UFC and currently riding
a four-fight finishing streak.

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