‘I Would Like It To Be Against Michael Chandler’

Former two-weight UFC champion, Conor McGregor has provided a lifeline to Michael Chandler regardless of the latter reserving a UFC 309 return within the type of a 5 spherical rematch with former gold holder, Charles Oliviera, confirming he hopes to return at first of subsequent 12 months in a rebooked struggle with the Missouri native.

McGregor, a former undisputed light-weight titleholder and featherweight kingpin, has been out of motion for over three years, most lately fracturing his left tibia and fibula in a primary spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss towards common-foe, Dustin Poirier.

And slated to return at UFC 303 again in June on the welterweight restrict, McGregor confirmed how he fractured a toe on the identical foot as his prior leg damage within the weeks forward of a bout with Chandler throughout Worldwide Struggle Week, withdrawing from the pairing.

Final weekend, the above-mentioned Chandler moved on from a failed struggle with the Dubliner, as a substitute reserving a November return within the co-main occasion of UFC 309 — taking over former-foe, Oliveira in a 5 spherical rematch at Madison Sq. Backyard.

Conor McGregor confirms plans for comeback struggle in UFC subsequent 12 months

And with UFC CEO, Dana White confirming how McGregor wouldn’t return till the start of subsequent 12 months, the previous champion has adopted swimsuit, nevertheless, insisted he still wanted to fight Chandler first and foremost.

“Will probably be 2025,” Conor McGregor advised DAZN. “It’s what it’s. I simply take it on board and simply rock on. And my job is simply to be within the fitness center, be within the fitness center, be in form. One factor is for positive, each time it’s, and wherever it’s, I might be one hundred pc prepared. That’s all I can concentrate on proper now.”

Man, who is aware of now?” Conor McGregor stated when requested who he want to struggle subsequent. “It doesn’t matter. I’d prefer it to be (Michael) Chandler, I’d like that to be squared away. I want him properly towards (Charles) Oliveira, however let’s see the way it goes.”