Conor McGregor didn’t really feel the necessity to kick Michael Chandler when he was down.
After being matched up collectively for the higher a part of two years, Chandler finally moved on from his pairing with McGregor when delays of their battle simply turned untenable. Chandler ended up going through Charles Oliveira in a rematch within the UFC 309 co-main occasion however issues didn’t go his approach.
Chandler in the end misplaced a reasonably one-sided choice outdoors of a late comeback the place he almost pulled off the upset however ultimately, he nonetheless suffered his second straight defeat whereas falling to 1-4 in his previous 5 fights. For his half, McGregor nonetheless praised Chandler after his newest efficiency regardless of developing quick in opposition to Oliveira.
“Minimize Michael Chandler! Simply kidding,” McGregor wrote and later deleted from Twitter. “Good battle. Mad little fellow is Michael. I like em’!”
Regardless of his loss, Chandler wasted no time reigniting the rivalry with McGregor as he despatched a fiery message to the Irish celebrity about settling their unfinished enterprise within the close to future.
“Conor and I would like to complete The Final Fighter 31 — if he comes again,” Chandler stated on the UFC 309 post-fight present. “He both must retire and simply sail off into the sundown or he wants to come back again. So we’ll see what occurs.”
McGregor hasn’t fought since 2021 when he suffered a ugly damaged leg in his trilogy battle in opposition to Dustin Poirier. He was initially scheduled to return in June with the battle booked in opposition to Chandler however broke his pinky toe in coaching and was compelled off the cardboard.
Since then, UFC CEO Dana White has repeatedly acknowledged that McGregor plans to return however the newest replace pushed his comeback to someday in late 2025.
