Michael Chandler Confirms Crunch Talks With UFC, Claims Conor McGregor Fight Will Happen ‘Quicker Than You Think’

Michael Chandler is ready to look at UFC 303 tomorrow evening in ‘Sin Metropolis’ regardless of the cancellation of his conflict with former duel-weight champion, Conor McGregor – and claims a grudge match between himself and the Dubliner will happen “faster” than anticipated.

Chandler, the present quantity six ranked light-weight contender, was scheduled to headline UFC 303 tomorrow evening throughout Worldwide Struggle Week – taking on the previously mentioned, McGregor in a welterweight clash.

Nonetheless, earlier this month, Chandler was formally faraway from the cardboard, with McGregor confirming how a fractured toe on his left foot had forced him to cancel his hiatus-snapping return – spanning three years.

And regardless of initially exhibiting curiosity in a symbolic BMF championship struggle with would-be common-foe, Max Holloway, MIssouri native, Chandler is ready to play the ready sport on a struggle with McGregor.

Michael Chandler supplies replace on Conor McGregor struggle

Offering an replace on the standing of his conflict with the ex-champion sooner or later – amid claims from Dana White that McGregor wouldn’t function sooner than October this 12 months, Chandler, who is ready to fulfill with organizational officers tonight, revealed the bout could come to fruition earlier than folks anticipate.

“It’s a bittersweet weekend, however we’re having an excellent time, and we must always hopefully be off hiatus faster than folks suppose,” Michael Chandler informed John Morgan. “I’ll let you know what, I do like to struggle, however I’m a really affected person man. And fortunately, my life is such that I’ve executed so many issues exterior of simply combating that I’ve been capable of sit out, be affected person, nonetheless obtained work exterior combating. [I] stayed busy the final 12 months and a half, and this one didn’t come to fruition.”