Sooner or later, former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is predicted to return to the octagon. Light-weight contender Michael Chandler believes that he’ll be standing throughout the cage from “Infamous” when the Irishman returns.
In any case, the combat promotion constructed a match between the 2 after they had been pitted as reverse coaches on The Final Fighter 31 final yr. If and when the 2 lastly combat, former two-division champion Henry Cejudo thinks he is aware of who’ll win.
“Tactically. Stylistically. If Michael Chandler can carry within the wrestling, if Michael Chandler can tactically sluggish this man down, or if we get Michael Chandler, the man who likes to crowd please then I’ll have to present it to Conor McGregor,” mentioned Cejudo on his YouTube channel.
Cejudo in the end picked Chandler to defeat McGregor, however provided that Chandler can keep on with a recreation plan of blending in his wrestling.
“If I had to decide on any person that may greater than seemingly win this combat, like I mentioned, if he (Chandler) sticks to the sport plan he wins. But when he does not keep on with that recreation plan then Conor McGregor is greater than seemingly goes to win,” Cejudo mentioned.
“I feel Michael Chandler is smarter than that. I feel it is a time the place Michael Chandler simply needs the W and he is in all probability going to go in and use his wrestling. For that cause, as a lot as Conor McGregor, all people wish to see him win, I simply cannot.”
McGregor final fought in July 2021 at UFC 264, dropping to Dustin Poirier after struggling a damaged leg. Whereas McGregor has been on the mend and on the sidelines Chandler fought thrice, dropping to Poirier and Justin Gaethje and defeating Tony Ferguson.
