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News confirmed! Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler is lastly taking place!
Days after The Notorious advised reporters he would struggle Iron Mike this summer season, 37-year-old Chandler joined Babcock on the “TMZ Sports“ TV present (airs weekdays on FS1) … and we requested him if McGregor was being truthful, or simply blowing smoke.
“I’ve got the official announcement. It’s happening this summer,” Chandler stated, including, “I can’t tell you the actual date, but it’s happening this summer!”
We adopted up … so it is official?!
“We have an agreement. We are fighting this summer.”
Ears, meet music.
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Of course, the Michael and Conor struggle has been within the works endlessly … going again to mid-2023 when the lads coached reverse each other on “The Ultimate Fighter.”
So, Conor the coach has been comparatively energetic … however not essentially the fighter. That’s as a result of along with capturing the extremely anticipated “Road House” remake (which dropped yesterday on Prime), McGregor was additionally therapeutic up.
Conor McGregor was carted out of the world after struggling a leg damage throughout #UFC264 pic.twitter.com/KDAXLgUPDz
— SportsHeart (@SportsHeart) July 11, 2021
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Remember, McGregor gruesomely broke his decrease leg throughout his UFC 264 scrap with Dustin Poirier in July 2021. That was his final struggle.
As for Chandler, he too final confronted Poirier … in November 2022.
Bottom line, each guys are able to get again within the Octagon … and though the date is not publicly recognized, it is not that far off (try the clip — we additionally speak about which weight class the struggle shall be contested in.)
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“It’s been an interesting ride. It’s been a fun ride. It’s what I signed up for. But now we’re getting darn close, man. We are getting really close. He’s starting training. I’m starting training and we’re going to collide this summer, so it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
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