With TUF 31 Finale Against Team Conor McGregor Just Days Away, Michael Chandler’s Bold Claim for Dana White Revealed

Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor are facing each other as head coaches on season 31 of The Ultimate Season this year. Team McGregor put forth a pitiable performance, that saw them lose all fights except one in the initial rounds. This caused many fighters from Team Chandler to be moved to Team McGregor for the quarter and semi-finals.

The finale of TUF 31 will take place at UFC 292 this Saturday. Brad Katona will face Cody Gibson in the bantamweight bracket, while Kurt Holobaugh will fight Austin Hubbard for the lightweights. Many fans (and Chandler) felt this performance was a result of the Irishman’s coaching or lack thereof. Chandler recently spoke about what he has been telling his fighters as the finale approaches.

Michael Chandler tells Cormier what he expects to happen after the TUF finale

Chandler, spoke to Daniel Cormier on ESPN’s MMA show on YouTube. He spoke about him wanting to see his fighters put on a great performance. This was because he wishes to see them get a call from matchmaker Sean Shelby, VP of Talent Relations Mick Maynard, or even UFC president Dana White to get in the UFC. He was confident that most of the fighters will get into the UFC.

“So it was tough but ultimately my goal was to get these guys into the UFC get their minds right get their hearts right, get their emotions, and their spirits right. So they could go out there put on a great performance and then get that call from Sean Shelby, get that call from Mick Maynard, [from] Dana White to get into the UFC. And I think our guys put on good showings and I think most of them will get that opportunity,” he told ‘DC’.

Chandler slated to fight Conor McGregor in December

McGregor has been out of the Octagon for 2 years. He has been out since suffering a broken leg in his loss against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. After the Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius fight at the O2 Arena in London, ‘Notorious’ publicly announced that he will be returning to face Chandler in December. However, McGregor has not yet entered the USADA testing pool.

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A fighter is required to enter the USADA pool for six months before they can fight in the UFC. The Dubliner’s announcement probably means that the UFC could exempt him from the six-month rule. However, there is no official word from the UFC yet. Do you think the UFC should exempt McGregor from the six-month rule for his fight against Chandler? Tell us in the comments section below.

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