Conor McGregor Will Get Lightweight Title Shot After Michael Chandler Fight at UFC 303 Is What This Ex-fighter Claims

The much-awaited return of Conor McGregor is now UFC official. The former two-division champion was waiting patiently for his comeback and after incessant waiting and signals he delivered via social media to the audience and Dana White, the fight found an official date during the international fight week at UFC 303. And meanwhile after the announcement, ‘Big’ John McCarthy and Josh “The Punk” Thomson sat down to review UFC 300 and talk about the upcoming fight of UFC 303. 

While initiating a conversation about the much-awaited Chandler and McGregor fight, the two veterans started talking about the age at which Chandler is going to face McGregor. Thomas noted with a little bit of concern, “I mean Chandler is what 38 now? No, I think he is 37 and might be 38 by the time this fight happens.”

Thomas asserted that whoever wins the lightweight division will get the title shot. He said, “I already said this on the show Arman will fight the winner of Dustin and Islam, and whoever wins this fight; I could see them jumping the line and getting the next title shot after that. Depending on the performance if it’s Conor he for sure gets the title shot. If it’s Chandler if he finishes Conor, if he finishes him and he does it impressively, I think he does get the title shot.” Thomas also reiterated the fact that the fight is in welterweight and not lightweight.

Chandler and Conor both held their patience awaiting confirmation from the horse’s mouth. McCarthy explained that Conor had a lot of time off after the injury and he is not going to be the same Conor he was before. According to McCarthy, McGregor uses the push kick up impressively and it will not affect his leg the calf kick might bother him. Since the fight is in welterweight, the main question they posed is if he would go down to 155lbs. Subsequently, he was also quick to dismiss any doubts that people had about his injured leg.

Conor McGregor is confident about his kicks

McGregor is known to be one of the most powerful and swift strikers in the UFC. Fans have already witnessed his mastery with striking inside the octagon putting a huge strength of a striker in their leg kicks and that is where things get a little bit complicated.

McGregor had broken his leg in the first round in 2021 against Dustin Poirier. Since then, he has been on a hiatus and added a new feather to his cap with a Hollywood debut with Road House. Finally, after making him wait for 2 years, Dana White has announced his return against Chandler in the welterweight category.

Regardless, White expressed concern for Conor’s recovery process even though two years had gone by. He said, “We just saw Chris Weidman come back, Anderson came back from it, you saw. You’ve seen it in football. It’s probably one of the nastiest injuries that you could get . . . it’s a nasty injury and it’s a rough recovery too. It’s a rough recovery.”

To this, Conor replied on his Instagram stories while sharing a post by TDL Sport. He captioned it saying, “Thank you Tidl sport! I am kicking VIOLENTLY!” Considering Mystic Mac’s confidence, how do you think the return of Conor McGregor is going to play out? Who would you put your bets on? Tell us in the comments below!