“It’s Pain in the A**”: After Conor McGregor’s Violent Lash Out at Michael Chandler, UFC Boss Dana White Gives His Verdict on Controversial TUF Moment

The fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler happening this year is in serious doubt. However, the physical altercation between the two fighters in the most recent episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’ got the MMA world talking. UFC president Dana White recently shared his thoughts about the scuffle in an interview.

Dana White is preparing for the upcoming pay-per-view UFC 290 this Saturday. In an interview with Aaron Bronsteter, he discussed the episode 6 incident and expressed his disapproval. Let us take a look at what the UFC president had to say about that.

Dana White shared his thoughts on the TUF 31 altercation

The UFC president mentioned how he had to jump in to avoid Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler from coming to blows. It was he who had to intervene since none of the TUF competitors tried to get things in order. White said, “It [McGregor and Chandler TUF scuffle] started escalating and nobody was getting in the middle of it. So I realized that I had to do it.”

While fans enjoy watching fighters getting into a scuffle, Dana White revealed the implication it has on the promotion. He said, “What people don’t understand is, when they see stuff like that happen, ‘Oh, they love it,’ because the commission doesn’t love it.” Furthermore, the 53-year-old promoter claimed that these altercations create a lot of problems for his promotion and it can mess with their plans in the long run. White added, “It’s bad when that stuff happens. It’s pain in the a** for us and it can mess a lot of things up.”

But what exactly happened between McGregor and Chandler at TUF 31?

What happened between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler?

After Team McGregor lost its sixth fight, Michael Chandler was overjoyed with the dominating 0-6 scoreline. He was celebrating the victory when he got into a verbal war with McGregor inside the octagon after the fight. In a fit of rage, ‘Notorious’ took a shot at ‘Iron’, claiming that some of the TUF 31 competitors joined the UFC long before Chandler became a part of the promotion.

Following that comment, both fighters got in each other’s faces and started talking trash to each other. Additionally, McGregor shoved Chandler by his face when the TUF competitors tried to separate them. However, both fighters were ready to come to blows as Dana White ran in to avoid that situation from escalating any further.

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McGregor’s outburst came because his team could not register a single victory. Now, only two fights remain and his team of prospects would hope to get at least one victory under their belts to avoid a clean sweep. What do you think? Will Team McGregor recover from the 0-6 deficit? Drop your comments below.

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