Michael Chandler refuses to surrender hope on his long-awaited conflict with Conor McGregor.
It’s been a 12 months since combat followers first realized that the Irish megastar’s return to the Octagon would come in opposition to Chandler. Sadly, there was little motion since then, even after the 2 accomplished their time competing in opposition to each other on the thirty first season of The Final Fighter.
However regardless of all of the delays and doubts solid by UFC CEO Dana White, Chandler stays adamant that his combat with McGregor will occur.
“No person’s needed to really feel like they’ve waited longer than me,” Chandler instructed Ariel Helwani on Wednesday’s episode of The MMA Hour. “I’ve been able to combat since proper after The Final Fighter, however I additionally perceive that the break day has been good. The time with my household has been good. Enterprise has been booming exterior of me combating in a cage for a paycheck. Conor’s received his stuff occurring. He’s selling Street Home that’s popping out in March.
Clearly, there was the USADA stuff and the brand new drug testing stuff. There’s all these completely different layers, plus what Dana [White] has mentioned. Cash complicates issues. There’s some huge cash concerned on this combat. There’s some huge cash in Conor’s camp with what he has constructed. Whether or not you’re keen on him or hate him, you’ve gotta respect what the person has constructed. It has difficult issues, however both approach, the Chandler prepare is continuous. We’re not getting off this prepare. That is the combat that’s taking place. I can’t let you know the date. I can’t let you know the load, however I can let you know the combat is going on.
“I’ve approach too many assurances that this combat is going on to assume in any other case.”
The final time Michael Chandler stepped contained in the cage was at UFC 281. ‘Iron’ got here up quick, struggling a third-round rear-naked choke submission to light-weight staple Dustin Poirier. Since his promotional debut in January 2021, Chandler has gone 2-3.
As for Conor McGregor, the Irishman’s final look additionally got here in opposition to Poirier at UFC 264. ‘Mystic Mac’ misplaced the bout by way of TKO after breaking his leg within the waning moments of the opening spherical. McGregor has misplaced 4 of his final 5 fights, together with a boxing match in opposition to legendary pugilist Floyd ‘Cash’ Mayweather.
