UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler knows that he has no one to blame for his two-year layoff except himself, yet he keeps his head up in the twilight of his career, taking full accountability.

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 shows remarkable maturity and his perspective on waiting for Conor McGregor and taking control of his own career.