Conor McGregor is asking his shot.
As the previous two-division UFC champion works his approach again to compete for the primary time in over 4 years, he’s now named Michael Chandler because the opponent he expects to face on the UFC White Home card coming in 2026. McGregor introduced the information throughout an look on Fox & Mates.
“The Mac is happy to get again for positive. I’m on [the White House card],” McGregor stated. “That is me.
“[I’m fighting] Michael Chandler. Michael Chandler and myself have executed the present The Final Fighter, we’ve had a very good forwards and backwards. He’s a very good, robust man.”
Whereas McGregor appears sure, UFC CEO Dana White has repeatedly acknowledged that he’s not planning to make fights for the UFC White Home occasion till subsequent February.
That stated, White admitted that he has been in fixed contact with McGregor and the Irish famous person appears very critical about making his lengthy awaited return on the historic card occurring on the White Home.
McGregor hasn’t fought since struggling a ugly damaged leg in his trilogy towards Dustin Poirier.
He coached towards Chandler on The Final Fighter and so they had been scheduled to fulfill again in June 2024 however McGregor suffered a damaged toe in coaching that pressured the battle to be cancelled.
The matchup was by no means rescheduled.
That may change now that McGregor seems intent on preventing on the UFC White Home card and that’s absolutely music to Chandler’s ears as effectively.
“I believe we’re nearer now than we ever have been,” Chandler stated about making the McGregor battle lastly occur. “I’ve at all times stated in case you’re a betting man, don’t put cash on him essentially coming again however now this adjustments issues loads.
“In my coronary heart of hearts, I believe I’m preventing Conor McGregor on the White Home and that positive does make a ton of sense for a large number of causes.”
It seems to be like McGregor is on board as effectively and now it’s simply as much as the UFC to truly ebook the lengthy awaited matchup.
