{"id":17482,"date":"2024-01-02T03:43:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/17482\/conor-mcgregor-says-hell-fight\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T03:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T00:43:57","slug":"conor-mcgregor-says-hell-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=17482","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor says he&#8217;ll fight Michael Chandler in June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor says he&#8217;ll fight Michael Chandler in June\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Brett Okamoto, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">December 31, 2023, 6:37 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MMA columnist for ESPN.com\n<\/li>\n<li>Analyst for &#8220;MMA Live&#8221;\n<\/li>\n<li>MMA covered for Las Vegas Sun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conor McGregor plans to make his UFC return against Michael Chandler on June 29 in Las Vegas.  Whether this will actually happen remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, 35, announced via social media on Sunday that the &#8220;greatest comeback of all time&#8221; would take place during UFC International Fight <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"Week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Week<\/a> in Las Vegas, but the UFC has not commented publicly this proposition.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to announce the date of my return, &#39;Notorious&#39; Conor McGregor,&#8221; McGregor said in a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/video\/\"   title=\"video\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">video<\/a> on June 29. opponent, Michael Chandler \u2013 and the weight, Mr. Chandler, 185 pounds.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Conor-McGregor-says-hell-fight-Michael-Chandler-in-June.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1704156236_333_Conor-McGregor-says-hell-fight-Michael-Chandler-in-June.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chandler, 37, told ESPN on Sunday that he was not aware of any official date for the fight, but said: &#8220;Here we go, this is the fight I&#39;ve been training for. N &#8220;Any weight &#8211; 155, 170, 185 pounds &#8211; is fine with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGregor&#39;s 185-pound proposal is interesting, as McGregor and Chandler&#39;s &#8220;natural&#8221; fighting weight is considered 155 pounds.  McGregor won titles at 145 and 155 pounds, and he competed up to 170 pounds.  Chandler also held a title at 155 pounds in another promotion, and all five of his UFC appearances were at 155 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor (22-6) and Chandler (23-8) trained against each other on &#8220;The Ultimate Fighter&#8221; reality <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/series\/\"   title=\"series\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">series<\/a> last year, but no official fight date was ever made. fixed.  In the meantime, McGregor has expressed interest in several other fights, ranging from a bare-knuckle boxing match to a professional fight against retired fighter Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor was also involved in a public dispute with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a> States Anti-Doping Agency, which served as the UFC&#39;s anti-doping partner until the end of this year.  USADA said the partnership between itself and the UFC deteriorated because the UFC wanted to allow McGregor to fight without serving a mandatory six-month testing window after leaving its testing pool.  Hunter Campbell, the UFC&#39;s chief business officer, denied the accusations and demanded a public apology.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC has since announced a new partnership with collection agency Drug Free Sport International.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor, from Dublin, has not fought since breaking his leg in a defeat against Dustin Poirier in July 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor says he&#8217;ll fight Michael Chandler in June\u060c Brett Okamoto, ESPN editorDecember 31, 2023, 6:37 p.m. Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for &#8220;MMA Live&#8221; MMA covered for Las Vegas Sun Conor McGregor plans to make his UFC return against Michael Chandler on June 29 in Las Vegas. 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