Michael Chandler last fought in November 2022 when he lost to Dustin Poirier via rear naked choke. Chandler had a phenomenal start to life when he beat Dan Hooker with a single punch. Lately things have not been going well for the former Bellator champion as he’s been waiting on the sidelines for Conor McGregor since more than a year now.
Michael Chandler would want to get back inside the octagon as soon as he can. It’ll be interesting to see how he matches up against the Mac if they are to cross paths in the future.
UFC Veteran sends out a stern warning to Michael Chandler against Conor McGregor
Chael Sonnen was in the UFC for years and even fought for the title against the legendary Jon Jones. Sonnen has been to the absolute top and knows a thing or two about how negotiations go behind the camera. Recently he was spotted on his YouTube channel giving a stern warning to lightweight contender Michael Chandler. Sonnen said,
Chandler is in a very fine position here. If he were to come out and make any kind of demand it could cost him the match. If Chandler was to come out and say this got to be in the 170 pounds. If he was to just lock in on anything. It would be a way out for McGregor.
Sonnen made it clear that Chandler is not in a position to make any kind of demands from the company as Conor holds the weight in any form of negotiations. He advised Chandler to be careful of what requests he puts forward. Conor last fought three years back when he broke his foot in a freak accident. It’ll be interesting to witness what goes on in a future bout between the two stars.
Conor McGregor was busy promoting his maiden Hollywood project Roadhouse earlier. He made it clear that he wanted to make a return to his native place inside a octagon. In a future bout it’ll be intriguing to witness if Conor’s precision triumphs or Michael Chandler’s explosiveness.
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Conor is yet to announce his UFC return. UFC President Dana White claimed when he’ll be free of his promotional duties then the UFC is gonna hold talks with McGregor in thew near future. It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the future in a Conor fight against Michael Chandler.
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