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I've noticed something in Michael Chandler fights dating back to his Bellator days. Forgive me if I don't remembering everything exactly, but I know he got "drop foot" against Bret Primus. Since that fight, and maybe before that and I just didn't notice, I've seen a flaw in Chandlers game. Specifically in his two UFC fights. I don't have gifs of the movements, but if you watch the UFC Fight Motion replays that they release on youtube I believe they show some examples. Though he dominated the Hooker fight, there was a momement early in the fight where Hooker landed a nice leg kick and you could see Chandler wince and grimace before charging forward. Then in the Oliveira fight, he had obvious problems with the leg kick as he ate a rough leg kick and then a second one that took him off his feet. I feel like I had another example from Bellator (after the drop foot) but it escapes my memory. Point being, his legs seem to have "a weak chin" and Gaethje is a master leg kicker. I want to be excited for this fight, but in my mind I just keep seeing Gaethje taking his legs out from under him and getting a KO either via leg kicks or fist from the leg kicks throwing Chandler off. Has anyone else noticed this, am I making too much of the leg kicks in this potential fight?