Conor McGregor had social media in a frenzy after he gave an update about his fight against Michael Chandler.
At least according to the parties themselves, there seem to be signs of progress toward rebooking Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler before 2024 ends., and in the midst of all that, they both gave an update regarding their fight getting rescheduled. McGregor and Chandler were supposed to finally get it on at303 in June before a toe injury sidelined the newly-turned 36-year-old McGregor just weeks before he was set to end a three-year layoff dating back to July 2021.
The two were coaches opposite one another on TUF 31 in the spring of 2023, but the fight was delayed due to a monotony of issues, including McGregor's complications with re-entering the USADA pool in the aftermath of his inactivity.Meanwhile, Chandler is just 2-3 in the UFC since signing with the promotion three years ago. Chandler lost to Dustin Poirier in Nov. 2022 and has not won a fight since a KO against Tony Ferguson in May of that same year.
McGregor will be seeking his first win since Jan. 2020 against Donald Cerrone and has not won back-to-back outings in nearly eight years. At press time, the UFC has yet to confirm the McGregor-Chandler 'X' exchange as a promising status update, but all signs appear to be headed in that direction.Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m.
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