Former light-weight championship challenger, Michael Chandler has unleashed one other scathing promo on former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor – this time from the barricade alongside the WWE universe, urging the UFC star to lastly make good on his return to the Octagon.
Chandler, the present quantity 5 ranked light-weight contender, has himself been sidelined from the Octagon since he featured on the principle card of UFC 281 again in 2022, slumping to an eventual third spherical rear-naked choke submission loss to common-foe, Dustin Poirier within the pair’s high-stakes conflict.
As for McGregor, the summer season will mark three years for the reason that Dubliner’s most up-to-date outing, having fractured his left tibia and fibula in a primary spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss to the aforenoted, Poirier within the pair’s trilogy rubber match.
And anticipated to combat Kill Cliff FC staple, Chandler in his long-anticipated return to the Octagon, McGregor – who known as for a June return throughout Worldwide Struggle Week at UFC 302, has been denied as hasty a return as he needs, with UFC CEO, Dana White claiming issues are removed from concrete on his comeback.
Michael Chandler requires Conor McGregor at WWE occasion
Regularly chasing a combat with the ex-two-weight champion, Chandler attended an expert wrestling occasion with the WWE – now-under the TKO Group banner alongside the UFC banner, earlier than issuing an enormous promo, calling for a combat with McGregor to a lot fanfare.
“Hey, what’s up, Anaheim?” Michael Chandler mentioned. “You at the moment are within the presence of probably the most entertaining UFC fighter on the planet. Now, there’s a person from Eire that’s been making me anticipate means too lengthy.”
“And I nonetheless acquired one dude on my thoughts,” Michael Chandler. “Conor McGregor, get your candy-ass again to the Octagon, we acquired some unfinished enterprise, boy. God bless. I’ll see you on the high.”
Do you suppose we ever see Conor McGregor combat Michael Chandler?