“Owns a Little Bit of the Company”- Conor McGregor Demanding the 185 Lbs Fight on UFC Return Makes Michael Chandler’s Teammate Expose Reality

Former UFC double champ, Conor McGregor has been teasing a return inside the octagon for quite some time now. The Irishman revealed during the last day of December 2023, that he would be returning for UFC 302 against former Bellator lightweight champion, Michael Chandler. Yet, the UFC CEO, Dana White, revealed otherwise.

White denied McGregor’s statements about returning inside the octagon at UFC 302, in the post-fight press conference of UFC 297. However, Chandler’s teammate Gilbert Burns talked about the possibility of the fight taking place regardless.

Gilbert Burns gives his take on the McGregor vs. Chandler matchup at 185lbs

In a recent podcast episode of “Weighing in”, Gilbert ‘Durinho’ Burns joined Big John McCarthy and Josh Thomson. In the episode, Gilbert Burns touched on the matchup between his teammate, Michael Chandler, and Conor McGregor at middleweight.

When asked by Big John, if the fight at middleweight between the Irishman and the American makes sense, Gilbert Burn, with a smile across his face claimed that it made sense for him. He stated, “These guys are funny like I don’t know. Michael’s kind of… that his walk around weight you know. He walks around when 185. I don’t know Connor, maybe after the injury or his leg he went up but he was never that big.”

Durinho further went on to say that in his assumption, McGregor looked like he normally walked around 178, 175 lbs. But for why the fight was made at middleweight, the Brazilian humorously stated, “Conor owns a little bit of the company so he does wherever he wants. So I guess he asked and they said yes.”

The welterweight seems to believe that the fight will come to fruition. But the UFC CEO, Dana White, has thrown McGregor’s announcement of his return into turmoil. So when can we expect to see McGregor inside the octagon?

‘The Notorious’ to return sooner than anticipated?

The USADA is no longer working with the UFC as their official drug testing organization. However, the anti-doping organization recently released the list of fighters who underwent drug testing. Aaron Bronsteter, a well-reputed MMA journalist, revealed in a tweet that the former double champ, Conor McGregor had already been tested twice, which suggested that he was clean.

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In the tweet, Bronsteter wrote, “The UFC anti-doping database has released their first-ever update since the end of their partnership with USADA on Dec. 31. Of the 61 athletes who registered test sessions, two athletes registered more than one session, one of whom is Conor McGregor (*the other is T. Lapilus).”

This could suggest that the Notorious might return to complete inside the octagon as early as April. And given that the historic UFC event, UFC 300 is set to take place on the 13th of April, how likely are we to see the Irishman compete at the major upcoming event? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

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