Conor McGregor Makes a Confession on Michael Chandler Fight After Forcing Rival Into UFC Limbo

The former UFC double champ, Conor McGregor has been busy promoting his movie “Road House” for the past few weeks. Though fight fans are excited to see the Irishman star in his debut movie, fight fans are still curious to know when Conor McGregor will make his return inside the UFC octagon. This also leaves people questioning if a fight between him and Michael Chandler would ever materialize.

Michael Chandler hasn’t competed since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 281. With Chandler and McGregor coaching The Ultimate Fighter season 31, a fight between the two was very much anticipated. However, with the fight still not announced, Chandler seems to be getting more restless as days pass. McGregor, however,  would recently address his return inside the octagon.

Conor McGregor explains his stance on returning to the UFC Octagon

During a recent interview with talkSPORT MMA, “The Notorious” talked about his upcoming movie and future in the UFC. McGregor not only gave an update about his possible fight with the former Bellator champion but also talked about his next fight in the promotion.

In the interview with Adam Catterall, McGregor addressed his return fight and possibly the next. He said, “Chandler, of course. Yeah, I would assume that would be the first one. I would assume that would be the first one. Maybe Makhachev and Poirier fight for the title in July you know, I don’t think Poirier would be ready because of something about his ribs or something like that. And then there was a bit going on the head and what not after the bell. Maybe some reflection after he got knocked out.

There are quite a lot of options available for Conor McGregor’s career in the future. And with the movie coming out, there are fans who are uncertain whether they will ever see the Irishman make a return inside the octagon. That said, despite not being an active fighter for 3 years, McGregor had his task cut out for him on the sets of “Road House”.

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McGregor talks about his time working on the set of “Road House”

During an interview with FOX 7, Conor McGregor explained how filming the movie was harder than training for a fight. Coming from someone who has experienced both worlds, the Irishman’s take was interesting, to say the least.

McGregor, on filming the movie said, “Well fighting I show up to the gym, I train for an hour and I go home and sleep and rest and eat. And then I go back the second time for an hour, and that is it. An hour a day, two hours a day. This is f**king 18 hours and you’re back in four hours. So it was difficult work.”

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