Conor McGregor’s supervisor has revealed that he and the group tried their greatest to e-book McGregor vs. Michael Chandler because the Irishman’s return bout. Nonetheless, the UFC is now not on this combat at present.
McGregor is now going to run it again with Max Holloway in the principle occasion of UFC 329 on July 11. The bout will probably be a five-round welterweight conflict.
Chandler, however, will get to be part of the once-in-a-lifetime White Home card and will probably be locking horns with Brazilian knockout artist Mauricio Ruffy on June 14.
Conor McGregor’s supervisor tells followers to not lose hope as “The Infamous” vs. “Iron” can nonetheless occur
Throughout an interview with MMA Junkie, Conor McGregor’s supervisor, Audie Attar, stated the Dubliner felt Michael Chandler deserved the combat after ready so lengthy, particularly contemplating every thing that occurred in 2024.
Nonetheless, the UFC was now not within the matchup, and within the meantime, Max Holloway was recreation to combat McGregor at welterweight immediately.
Throughout the identical interview, Attar added that followers can nonetheless hope to see Chandler and McGregor throw down. He stated:
“Conor actually needed to offer that to Michael Chandler. He simply felt Michael deserved it, having gone via the present and skilled that camp, the unlucky harm, and the cancellation of the bout. Conor actually, actually needed that to occur, and we did every thing to attempt to push it. On the time, it simply didn’t make sense for the UFC, nevertheless it doesn’t imply that it may not occur sooner or later. Michael has an awesome combat forward of him on the White Home, and we want him the very best. We wish him to succeed. It might probably develop into a actuality.”
Audie Attar added:
“We pushed for Chandler. That was our most important focus initially. Totally different names surfaced within the conversations and within the negotiations, and I believe from a Max Holloway perspective, we all know we acquired one on Max, and he needs to get that again. We all know they confronted one another once they had been 145ers, and we all know that Max is recreation and he’s going to placed on an awesome efficiency. We simply felt it was the appropriate matchup. One of many issues, clearly, with being out for the time Conor has been out for, it simply made sense to do it at 170, proper? Max was recreation immediately and keen to step up and take the matchup at 170.” [h/t: MMA Junkie]
Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor served as opposing head coaches on TUF 31, and in 2024, they had been going to lock horns in the principle occasion of UFC 303 till a toe harm pressured “The Infamous” to withdraw.
Within the subsequent few years, “Iron” misplaced two bouts back-to-back. McGregor, however, has remained out of motion for practically 5 years, and this July, he’ll lastly return to the octagon to face “Blessed” as talked about above.
Earlier than the White Home fights had been introduced, each Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler had repeatedly stated they’d combat one another on the South Garden on June 14, however Dana White and Hunter Campbell had different plans.
