Irish megastar Conor McGregor delivered a phrase of warning to the person he’s slated to step contained in the Octagon with in his long-awaited return, ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler.
McGregor’s run on The Final Fighter formally got here to a detailed on Saturday night time as each the bantamweight and light-weight event finals have been determined in the course of the UFC 292 prelims. Regardless of going 1-7 in the course of the quarter-final spherical, the Irishman achieved an ethical victory when workforce member Brad Katona scored a strong unanimous choice victory to change into the primary man to win TUF twice.
Celebrating the success, Conor McGregor took to X (previously Twitter) and despatched a really direct message to the person he coached towards on the most recent season of the long-running actuality collection.
“Chander I’m gonna break your head,” McGregor wrote.
When and the place that battle will happen is anybody’s guess.
Lengthy earlier than Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler appeared on The Final Fighter, the pair have been stated to be on a collision course with the ultimate vacation spot being this December at UFC 296. Nonetheless, McGregor nonetheless has not re-enrolled within the USADA testing pool for the required six months of pre-fight screening. Regardless of that, the Irishman has remained insistent that December could be when he makes his return.
Sadly, that not seems to be the case in accordance with UFC President Dana White. In a current interview, White prompt that the timeline for Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler was now “early subsequent yr.”
With the timeline seemingly prolonged to as late as March 2024, it’s going to actually purchase Conor McGregor a while to rejoin the USADA testing pool, assuming he’s unable to safe an exemption that might present him with an abbreviated testing interval.
