MMA News Roundup: Charles Oliveira Calls Out Conor McGregor; Cory Sandhagen Reveals Dana White Backstage Conversation; Conor McGregor Puts Michael Chandler Fight in Jeopardy

Navigating life while keeping up with the news can be overwhelming. It’s easy to lose track of what matters most in the fray, leaving one feeling unprepared for a conversation among MMA enthusiasts. Never fear though, as we have you covered with all the necessary information from the last 24 hours in this MMA news roundup.

Firstly, we will start with Conor McGregor getting a callout from former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. Then we will shift our focus to Cory Sandhagen, who revealed a conversation he had with UFC president Dana White after his UFC Nashville win. We will sum up our news compilation yet again with ‘The Notorious’ who has put his slated fight against Michael Chandler in jeopardy.

Charles Oliveira is ready for Conor McGregor

In a recent interview with Ariel Helwani on ‘The MMA Hour’, ‘Do Bronx’ addressed the back-and-forth between him and Conor McGregor. Charles Oliveira claims to be waiting for a response from Conor McGregor about a potential fight. Moreover, the Brazilian wants the Irishman to follow up with the claims he made on social media.

Furthermore, Oliveira believes that the former double champion might be serious about a fight against him. He has been talking about it online and is ready to face him when McGregor suggests when and where he’d like the fight to take place.

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In addition to that, ‘Do Bronx’ also spoke about the weight class for the fight. McGregor has put on a considerable amount of muscle since his last fight at UFC 264. This has created speculations surrounding the weight class of his UFC comeback fight. However, that does not seem to be a problem for Oliveira. He is willing to fight him at any weight class. It can be a welterweight bout or even a middleweight showdown.

Cory Sandhagen opens up about his conversation with Dana White post-UFC Nashville fight

‘The Sandman’ recently came off a dominant win against Rob Font at the UFC’s return to Nashville. However, many fans and UFC personalities deemed his fight to be a boring one. Moreover, UFC president Dana White walked out of the arena during the fourth round of his fight. This created doubt among fans on social media regarding Cory Sandhagen’s title-shot possibilities. Meanwhile, the bantamweight fighter has broken his silence and opened up about a conversation he had with White after his uneventful fight last weekend.

Sandhagen stated that there was no animosity when he chatted with Dana White after the fight. ‘The Sandman’ said, “When I talked to him, he was real friendly, real nice. He was super understanding and there was like no ‘Hey motherf***er, you should have done this.'” It appears as if though everything turned out fine and there were no strains in their relationship.

‘The Notorious’ puts his fight against Michael Chandler at risk

Conor McGregor recently shared a tweet claiming that he is considering a return to boxing. Moreover, his potential opponent is none other than Floyd Mayweather, as he is looking for a rematch against the 50-0 boxing icon. McGregor claims to have improved his boxing skills and predicted a knockout finish this time around.

However, this news has put his slated fight against Michael Chandler in jeopardy. In a previous tweet, Conor McGregor also mentioned that if the UFC and President Dana White do not feel like moving ahead with the fight against ‘Iron’, he has plenty of other matchups in mind. It remains to be seen what route the UFC will take for McGregor’s eventual return to the Octagon.

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