Daniel Cormier is one of the UFC’s all-time greats. He has a humongous fan base worldwide, having acquired titles in two different divisions. However, no one is close to Conor McGregor when it comes to stardom in the UFC. McGregor is another two-division champion in the UFC and has the biggest fan base. The UFC announced his return recently against former Bellator champion Michael Chandler. Cormier recently said that Chandler might have made a mistake waiting for Conor McGregor.
Conor McGregor last fought three years back in the UFC when he broke his leg in a rather brutal manner when he fought Dustin Poirier.
Daniel Cormier points out a plausible mistake made by Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler last fought at the end of 2022 when he lost to Justin Gaethje via decision. Since then, Chandler hasn’t stepped foot inside the octagon, but he has been waiting for Conor McGregor. Conor and Chandler even coached against each other in the last season of TUF. In a conversation with Ben Askren, Cormier emphasized the point that Chandler waited for way too long. Daniel Cormier said,
Chandler has overvalued this fight a little bit because now he makes a lot of money. He could have fought two to three times by the time this fight takes place. Is he going to make three times the money for this fight ir is he going to essentially break even now. Because he’s been sitting on the shelf for so long that he was missign money.
Daniel Cormier believes that Michael Chandler will earn a lot of money but will still not make enough to compensate for his missed fights for the past one and a half years. Cormier made it clear Chandler might have lost money due to his absence from the octagon. Chandler is set to take on Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 303. Conor McGregor is set to return after three years against Chandler, who has not been active lately in the octagon.
Conor and Chandler are still two of the company’s major stars and have the biggest fan following. The two natural lightweights will not fight in the company’s Lightweight division. Both stars look heavier than usual. It will be interesting to see what happens with Conor and Chandler during their bout at the UFC 303 main event.
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