Michael Chandler Issues Grim Reminder to Conor McGregor After Declaring Plans to Retire Double Champ on UFC Return

Because of the uncertainty surrounding the timeline of Conor McGregor‘s comeback, there were serious questions on when or even if ‘Notorious’ will return to the octagon. With a budding movie career and cryptic hints about a possible political career, there were fears MMA’s biggest-ever star may move on to greener pastures.

However, the Irishman has firmly put these speculations to rest by announcing he will fight and made some very interesting promises about his fighting career in a recent interview, which drew an equally interesting response.

Michael Chandler promises to kill Conor McGregor on UFC 303

Conor McGregor has been out of the octagon for the past three years after breaking his leg during his UFC 264 trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier in 2021. Slated to face Michael Chandler last year, the timeline for his return was uncertain until recently.

After a lot of dithering on the UFC’s part, and McGregor admitting he had started to drink again and was “drifting-off” due to the lack on communication on the UFC ‘s part, the Irishman finally announced that he will be fighting Michael Chandler this summer.

And back with a vengeance. Quite contrary to any talks of retiring, McGregor, in an interview with ‘MMAFighting.com’, has promised that he would keep fighting until the day he dies. The Irishman pointed out that he had many potential fights that will interest fans with the likes of Dustin Poirier, Nate Diaz, and Michael Chandler on the horizon still. And since they were the same age as him, he could still compete with them.

“So I don’t really feel like I could ever call it a day to it until I’m laid out flat, and that’s it,” McGregor said. “In a box and going down into the ground – that’s when I’ll call it a day… Look at all my potential opponents I have. I have gangs of opponents, literally… These [fighters] are all similar age to me. So if these people are similar age to me, and I have an audience’s interest, which I do, who’s to say these fights won’t take place?… It’s to the grave, my man. It’s to the motherf***ing grave.”

Michael Chandler, who has put his career on hold for the past two years waiting for his ‘red panty night’ with McGregor, took to Twitter and reacted to McGregor’s comments. He was more than willing to oblige the Irishman and implied he would give McGregor his wish and put him in the grave.

“I got you fam… 93 days….” Chandler tweeted. And McGregor already has a date in mind for facing one of his many potential opponents.

McGregor wants to fight Chandler and Diaz in the future

In a recent Q&A session with fans, Conor McGregor was asked about a potential trilogy with long-time rival Nate Diaz. The duo have fought twice, with each man having one win apiece. ‘Mac’ replied and said that he wanted to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 and then fight Diaz at the iconic sphere in Las Vegas on Mexican Independence Day in September.

Along with this, McGregor has spoken about fighting Dustin Poirier for the “real trilogy” (since their last fight was stopped because McGregor snapped his leg) and taking care of the unresolved business between them. While these bouts may not happen anytime soon, with Diaz, a free agent at the moment, going off to box Jorge Masvidal, and Poirier possibly fighting for the title soon, these are huge bouts that are sure to interest UFC fans. What do you think about Conor McGregor’s comments?

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