UFC 287 Sets Off a War of Words As McGregor Sends a Stern Warning to Michael Chandler After He Threatens To End McGregor’s Career

UFC 287 enthralled the MMA world with the huge amount of action and drama that unfolded. Israel Adesanya finally scored a win against his arch-enemy, Alex Pereira. Jorge Masvidal, a very seasoned professional of the sport, retired from the UFC following his loss against Gilbert Burns. Raul Rojas Jr. who was being touted as the next big thing had to taste his first loss in the UFC. With all this drama unfolding in the cage, Michael Chandler could not keep calm and tweeted how the event was making him feel like fighting.

While this part may have not created a lot of ruckuses, the following part got a stern response from Conor McGregor, who never shies away from a Twitter battle. Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler are currently opposition coaches in The Ultimate Fighter, season 31.

Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler engage in a Twitter battle

Fans know Conor McGregor to be a proven fighter. In the cage or outside the cage, McGregor rarely leaves anything targeted toward him unanswered. He has been away from the fighting game for a while now but has made his presence felt in the MMA world continuously.

The injury he suffered against Dustin Poirier has kept him away but he is now showing signs of a definite return. His assignment as a coach in TUF,31 is being touted as the first step to a comeback.

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It is also widely speculated that Conor McGregor may fight Michael Chandler at some point this year. Thus Michael Chandler must have expected a strong reply when he named Conor McGregor in his tweet. Chandler tweeted, “These big fight nights always make me want to fight so bad. Can’t wait to go out there and beat @TheNotoriousMMA within an inch of his career. #ufc287″

The tweet found its mark and ‘McG’ Didn’t take long to reply. He tweeted, “I sweat you, and all of you, not one iota.” 

Conor hints his interest in Dustin Poirier in cryptic tweet

It appears that UFC 287 and especially the main event ignited a lot of rivalry and fire. While Michael Chandler tossed a challenge towards Conor McGregor, ‘Mystic Mac’ himself looked interested in a “quadrilogy” fight after watching Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya settle the fourth edition of their rivalry. Conor McGregor tweeted “Quadrilogy’s are fun”. 

The simple tweet gave way to speculations from fans that Conor McGregor wanted to renew his rivalry with Dustin Poirier. The two have faced each other thrice in the cage. While Conor McGregor has earned 1 win in the three fights, he lost twice. The latest loss saw him suffering a terrible injury that kept him away from the sport for a long time and has not let him fight again since then. When do you think Conor McGregor will fight again? Can he get a win against Michael Chandler and set up a 4th fight with Dustin Poirier? Let us know.

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