Dustin Poirier calls for Michael Chandler to retire after four straight losses

Dustin Poirier thinks Michael Chandler should hang up the gloves.

Chandler dropped his fourth straight fight last month when Mauricio Ruffy knocked him out at UFC White House, leaving the 40-year-old former Bellator lightweight champion with a 2-6 record inside the octagon. Despite the skid, Chandler posted on social media afterward that he was ready to get back on the horse, prompting Poirier to question the decision on the Deep Waters show.

Poirier questions Chandler's move to welterweight

"With all due respect, we've buried the hatchet and shook hands, but Michael Chandler, what are you doing?" Poirier said, per MMA Fighting. "I saw a thing; I don't know if this is official news, but he said he might move up to welterweight. If 155ers are stopping you and you're taking all this damage, what are 170s gonna do?"

The retired lightweight added that fighters are typically the last to recognize when their time is up. Even when losses pile up in the gym, a fighter convinces himself the bell will change everything on fight night. "The problem is, power is the last thing to go, and we all think we could land that shot that ends the fight at any time," Poirier said. "So it keeps people coming back."

Poirier suggested one fight he could live with for Chandler: a bout with Conor McGregor, if the Irishman recovers and has a fight left on his contract. Chandler had been linked to that matchup before.

Original reporting:

• mmafighting.com — Dustin Poirier calls for Michael Chandler to retire: ‘What are you doing?’ | MMA Fighting