Right here we go once more…
After greater than a 12 months’s value of back-and-forth between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, the 2 had been lastly set to sq. off at UFC 303 final summer time. After all, the battle by no means got here to fruition after ‘Mystic Mac’ bowed out on account of a damaged pinky toe.
It was then that followers had been lastly prepared to maneuver on from McGregor, acquiescing to the concept that he would by no means step foot contained in the Octagon ever once more. Sadly, the Irishman merely refuses to just accept that.
Not too long ago, McGregor took to X and declared that he and ‘Iron’ have “unfinished enterprise.” After all, it didn’t take lengthy for Chandler to reply, writing, “Unfinished Enterprise Loading….”
Combat Followers have zero curiosity in Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler
For sure, followers had been lower than hyped to see Chandler and McGregor choosing up the place they left off final 12 months.
“Let’s be actual, this battle’s all discuss,” one consumer wrote on X. “Conor’s not stepping in that cage anytime quickly.”
“No manner bro is taking the bait AGAIN,” one other added.
“There isn’t a hype for this battle anymore.”
“The place can I wager my home that this battle by no means occurs?”
Conor McGregor has not competed contained in the Octagon since struggling a second straight loss in opposition to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. Total, the previous champ-champ is 1-4 in his final 5, together with a loss in opposition to boxing icon Floyd Mayweather in August 2017.
McGregor’s solely win within the final 9 years was a 40-second knockout in opposition to Donald Cerrone in January 2020. Earlier than that, you’d need to go all the best way again to 2016 to seek out an occasion the place McGregor’s hand was raised contained in the Octagon.
In the meantime, Michael Chandler is contemporary off his third loss in a row after getting correctly pummeled by Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314 in Miami.
Total, ‘Iron’ is 2-5 underneath the UFC banner together with his solely victories during the last 5 years coming in opposition to Dan Hooker and Tony Ferguson.