UFC light-weight star Michael Chandler slams Conor McGregor as soon as once more as ‘The Infamous One’s’ possibilities of returning to the octagon proceed to slim after his fixed troubles outdoors of the octagon.
He additionally adopted up on his problem to Former UFC Welterweight champ Colby Covington after he suffered a loss to Joaquin Bucley over the weekend.
Talking to Fortunate Block, Chandler mentioned:
Conor McGregor’s UFC is return now a 50/50 probability
Conor McGregor has six months to return – or I’m combating another person
Me and Conor McGregor will give the followers what they need
McGregor’s harm value UFC cash – he’s gone from most to least dependable
Me combating Paddy Pimblett is a matter of time – will probably be enormous
Islam Makhachev is best in each space than Arman Tsarukyan
By no means say by no means in terms of combating Colby Covington at 170
Jorge Masvidal can be a blockbuster combat – I win in a dominant trend
Conor McGregor’s UFC is return now a 50/50 probability
I’d put Conor McGregor coming again to the UFC at 50/50 proper now. That’s my expectation and also you’re speaking to a man who had assurances behind the scenes to know that he was going to return again.
Then he got here again and signed a contract. I noticed the contract, I signed the contract that had my identify on it. June twenty ninth T-Cell Enviornment, Las Vegas.
We acquired 13 days earlier than the combat clearly and he needed to pull out with an harm. With that being mentioned clearly Chandler versus McGregor must occur in some unspecified time in the future.
We’ve to complete the Final Fighter 31 and as Connor mentioned on his tweet the opposite day, he’s a person of his phrase and needs to combat me. I feel that’s a combat the followers need.
If he does come again, who’s he gonna combat that there’s already some historical past with? We’ve acquired the Final Fighter.
Clearly, I’ve now thrown my identify into the higher threshold of the blokes that individuals need to see combat. Followers know that on any given Saturday night time, in any given area, I’ll put butts in seats, I’ll blow the roof off of the sector, and I’ll get the combat of the night time.
So it’s a enjoyable combat, it’s an thrilling combat, however I’d nonetheless give it a 50-50 proper now. But when he does come again, he’s going to be combating me.
Conor McGregor has six months to return – or I’m combating another person
If Conor doesn’t come again within the first-half of 2025, I will likely be combating another person. There are different fights I’m excited by. I didn’t combat for 2 years however that wasn’t all ready, I needed to take a while and provides my physique a break after my first 5 fights within the promotion which included a title combat and combat of the nights and the combat of the yr.
My physique wanted a bit little bit of a break and I used to be glad to. A part of me was hanging onto this Conor factor but additionally sort of a bit little bit of gamesmanship, having fun with the time without work, letting my physique heal up a bit bit.
It was all supposed to return to fruition with a extremely nice efficiency, getting my hand raised towards Charles, turning into the primary contender, combating for the title. Clearly that didn’t work out, however we proceed to press on it doesn’t matter what.
Me and Conor McGregor will give the followers what they need
Tweeting and deleting has turn into his factor, he likes to maintain individuals on the sting of their seats and preserve individuals intrigued.
He is aware of when he throws a tweet on the market or he throws any sort of opinion on the market and even simply when he’s in public, he is aware of individuals are watching and taking discover.
We don’t have a lot of a relationship. However in terms of the respect that we’ve got for one another, I’m by no means gonna be the man who’s gonna kick him whereas he’s down.
I’m by no means gonna be the man who’s gonna be speaking a bunch of trash and throwing a bunch of shade. But it surely’s not simply unique to Connor both. You haven’t actually seen me be that man anyway for lots of the blokes that I combat.
I’ve acquired a ton of respect for the blokes that do what I do. Whether or not they go away their households or they go into a special place of their thoughts and coronary heart for 12 weeks and practice for a combat and go lay on the road and courageous bodily hurt.
There’s a ton of respect that I’ve for everyone on this sport. However with Connor and I, if the combat occurs, the combat occurs. I maintain no sick will towards him in anyway. I feel we wanna give the followers what they need and what they need.
Folks can act like they’re not excited by Connor coming again. They will act like they don’t need to watch him. They will act like he’s over the hill and he’s a thousand completely different names.
However when he reveals up and I present up and that cage door locks, you should have already bought the pay-per-view and you’ll be on the sting of your seat for some nonstop motion.
Conor McGregor’s harm value the UFC cash – he’s gone from most dependable within the sport to unreliable
I look out for the enterprise of Michael Chandler, Conor McGregor appears to be like out for the enterprise of Conor Gregor and the UFC are looking for the enterprise of the UFC.
I’ve gone on document and used the phrase unreliable for Conor when he was once some of the dependable guys within the sport.
Connor was that man who stepped in when Jose Aldo pulled out, it was a well-known story that he had by no means pulled out of a combat or missed weight, impulsively that modified when he pulled out of our combat.
The UFC misplaced cash, I’m positive that they took some flack for the combat falling by and altering the cardboard at brief discover, in addition to having to pay extra money for individuals to step in at brief discover.
There’s a bunch of various enterprise issues taking place as a result of reserving a combat within the UFC is a job. Reserving an enormous combat is a really powerful job, however reserving a combat with Conor McGregor is a really, very, very distinctive job.
I perceive the implications. I perceive that it’s not identical to reserving one other combat and I’m right here for the journey. If it really works out, it really works out. If it doesn’t, my legacy will not be tied to Conor.
My legacy will not be tied with combating Conor and I’ve nonetheless acquired a whole lot of tread left on the tires and a whole lot of large fights to return.
Me combating Paddy Pimblett is a matter of time – will probably be enormous
I’ve a whole lot of respect for Paddy Pimblett, he and I are very cordial and it’s been documented how I congratulated him after bearing Tony Ferguson.
We’ve a very good relationship, however clearly, if we get matched up towards one another, the purpose is to go on the market and inflict bodily hurt.
Paddy versus myself is gonna occur in some unspecified time in the future, I’m undecided when, however that’s undoubtedly a combat that pursuits me. It’s undoubtedly a combat that might be enjoyable for the followers.
It will make individuals really feel one thing. Paddy the Baddy, what he stands for, who he’s, myself, what I stand for, who I’m, each of our combat kinds.
Chandler versus Paddy, it seems like a enjoyable one, and it’ll undoubtedly occur. Is it subsequent? I don’t know, however it undoubtedly could possibly be. Yeah, that might be completely enormous.
By no means say by no means in terms of combating Colby Covington
By no means say by no means in terms of a combat with Colby. I’ve made it very clear. I don’t like making 155, I really like fights at 170 and to me, Colby is a 155er who doesn’t need to lower a lot weight.
He isn’t an enormous man and I guess him and I weigh inside a few kilos of one another after we are at our heaviest.
I feel that combat occurs in some unspecified time in the future, if Conor isn’t coming again then Paddy Pimblett is a superb possibility however the London card may come too quickly for us so possibly Vegas in the summertime time.
Then possibly it’s me vs Colby, Masvidal has thrown my identify out and Max Holloway is coming as much as the light-weight division. Let’s get the BMF belt on the road.
Jorge Masvidal can be a blockbuster combat – I win in a dominant trend
When the Conor combat fell by I used to be sort of in limbo and attempting to determine what was subsequent, then we had Jorge Masvidal speaking about me in interviews.
Jorge is a man that I respect and I feel that might be a blockbuster combat. I’ve been put into this place and into this realm the place it’s gotta be the most important fights or it’s gotta be placing me within the subsequent line to the title combat.
Jorge Masvidal strikes the needle. Conor McGregor strikes the needle. These are large fights towards large opponents which might be going to promote pay-per-views in large arenas and that’s the place that I’m at proper now.
I’m simply having fun with the journey however I feel I’ll go on the market and I feel I completed Masvidal in a dominant trend. Don’t overlook that he was the unique BMF. So possibly knock out the outdated BMF, combat the brand new BMF after which turn into the BMF in some unspecified time in the future within the subsequent 12 months.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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