Michael Chandler is attempting a unique tactic to goad Conor McGregor right into a struggle.
The previous three-time Bellator light-weight champion made a shock look in Anaheim on WWE Monday Night time RAW — and he used his mic time to chop a livid promo calling McGregor out for his or her long-discussed but nonetheless unbooked showdown.
Watch Chandler’s handiwork beneath.
“Hey, what’s up Anaheim! You at the moment are within the presence of probably the most entertaining UFC fighter on the planet. Hey, now there’s a person from Eire that’s been making me look ahead to means too lengthy, and I’ve nonetheless received one dude on my thoughts! Conor McGregor, get your sweet ass again to the octagon! We’ve received some unfinished enterprise, boys! God bless. I’ll see you on the prime!”
Chandler, 37, has been tentatively linked to a UFC return bout in opposition to McGregor since teaching in opposition to the Irishman on The Final Fighter 31 in early 2023. After an extended and drawn out saga, McGregor introduced his comeback struggle in opposition to Chandler on New 12 months’s Eve for June 29 on the UFC’s annual Worldwide Battle Week pay-per-view. UFC CEO Dana White has since denied McGregor’s claims, nonetheless, and maintained that there isn’t a struggle on the books for the previous two-division champion. White reiterated that sentiment this previous weekend after UFC 298, stating that he nonetheless doesn’t know when McGregor will return.
McGregor, 35, has not competed since struggling a damaged leg in his July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier, however has repeatedly voiced his displeasure about not being booked by the UFC.
In whole, McGregor has fought simply 4 instances in MMA since capturing the UFC light-weight title with a 2016 win over Eddie Alvarez, sandwiching a victory over Donald Cerrone between a title loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov and back-to-back stoppage losses to Poirier.
Contemplating UFC and WWE are two manufacturers now working beneath the identical company umbrella, TKO Group Holdings, Chandler’s newest ploy to coax McGregor again is, if nothing else, a inventive means to make use of the company synergy to amplify his rivalry with the Irishman.
