Conor McGregor says his lengthy awaited combat in opposition to Michael Chandler is a go. In keeping with the previous two-division UFC champion the combat is focused for summer time (winter in Australia).
McGregor (22-6), who held the UFC belts at featherweight and light-weight, hasn’t fought since July 2021, when he broke his leg within the rematch with Dustin Poirier. Former two-time Bellator MMA light-weight champion Michael Chandler (23-8) was in motion in November 2022, when he was submitted by Poirier within the third-round.
“We bought affirmation a couple of days in the past that it’s ‘all techniques go’ and ‘The Mac’, ‘The Infamous’ will likely be returning within the UFC Octagon this summer time,” Conor McGgregor mentioned in a latest interview with ESPN. “I like Mike. I’m gonna bust him up. I’m gonna bust Mike up, yeah.”
Kicking off 2024, McGregor hit the stream with a video asserting that the combat in opposition to fellow TUF 31 coach Chandler could be contested at middleweight in June in Las Vegas. These plans didn’t materialized, however McGregor has been making headlines with the Street Home (2024) film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
When requested whether or not the combat was at 185 lbs, Conor McGregor mentioned: “I used to be having a little bit of snort with 185. I haven’t checked the scales mark for the reason that final time I weighed in on the UFC occasion, which is a good bit of time in the past. I’ll have a chat [about the weight class] and I’ll see the place I’m at. However I bought nice information. It’s all techniques go. Thumbs up. Bought the decision. All the pieces candy.”
The Street Home film lands on Prime Video on March 21. Forward of an enormous premiere in New York, McGregor additionally spoke about his preparation for the function.
“I needed to be taught the strains, I needed to research who the character is, what’s the vibe of him, what’s his goal. The place is he coming from, the place is he going, what’s he really feel like,” Mcgregor mentioned. “I had some appearing coaches. I had some superb appearing coaches. Lena Georgas and Nancy Banks, two superb girls. They didn’t relaxation on me. And I simply put it in and I needed to simply go for it. And the director was superb as nicely. He made me really feel like I used to be the person.”
McGregor additionally mentioned he was calling for the trilogy combat in opposition to Nate Diaz. He additionally mentioned he had two fights left on his UFC contract and needed to proceed preventing. Plus, the 35-year-old Irishman mentioned he was seeking to make films on the extent of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.
