Daniel Cormier confident McGregor vs. Chandler happens at 185 pounds

Daniel Cormier is adamant Conor McGregor will really return at middleweight.

McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) announced that his fight with Michael Chandler will happen in June at Worldwide Struggle Week at 185 kilos, a weight class that neither man has ever fought in.

Though Cormier thinks welterweight makes extra sense – a weight class each McGregor and Chandler have competed in earlier than, he sees “The Infamous” getting his manner.

“It’s taking place at 185,” Cormier mentioned on his ESPN present “DC & RC.” “It shouldn’t occur there. I agree that it doesn’t have the which means that it ought to have (at light-weight). However I nonetheless imagine it does as a result of I imagine that Conor McGregor is simply going to make Michael Chandler do no matter he desires. And if meaning preventing at a weight class he’s by no means fought at, that he doesn’t really feel comfy at, that’s what he’s going to do as a result of he feels prefer it’s going to be in his favor.”

Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has been a light-weight for almost all of his profession, however has no issues fighting McGregor two weight classes above.

“I all the time mentioned I wished you at your greatest, your baddest and your greatest. 185 would look good on me.”

I all the time mentioned I wished you at your greatest, your baddest and your greatest. 185 would look good on me.

— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) December 31, 2023

“Don’t neglect who was a pure featherweight who began his UFC profession preventing cherry-picked bantamweights.”

Don’t neglect who was a pure featherweight who began his UFC profession preventing cherry-picked bantamweights.

— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) December 31, 2023

Nevertheless, Cormier needs Chandler confirmed some extra pushback, as an alternative of complying to all the things McGregor says.

“I feel it is a recreation. I feel Conor McGregor is the puppetmaster, and I feel Michael Chandler is being far too straightforward to play with,” Cormier mentioned. “At this level, Michael Chandler is Pinocchio. Conor McGregor’s doing stuff like (pulling puppet strings) with Michael Chandler and I don’t prefer it as a result of I like Michael Chandler. However I feel he’s doing an excessive amount of.”