Chandler predicted who will become UFC lightweight champion in early 2023

Top American UFC lightweight Michael Chandler thinks that his compatriot Justin Gaethje will be able to seize the championship title at the beginning of next year.

Recall that at the UFC 291 tournament Gaethje knocked out Dustin Poirier and won the symbolic BMF belt. It is expected that his next fight will be against the winner of the upcoming title rematch between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira.

“Gati is no longer just a boxer who enters the octagon and arranges a cabin. Justin is aiming to take the championship belt, and I think he will succeed. I believe that in the first quarter of next year he will become the UFC champion.

I think that he will beat both Makhachev and Oliveira. Justin already had stamina, speed, power, excellent takedown defense. And now that he has honed his skills, it will be even more difficult for these fighters to defeat him,” Chandler said on his YouTube channel.