Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler are positive to have loads of alternatives to hurl insults at each other earlier than UFC 303, however that hasn’t stopped them from beginning the festivities early.
Each fighters took to social media following the announcement of their extremely anticipated June 29 welterweight conflict, which was made official at this previous Saturday’s UFC 300 post-fight presser. The bout was first teased by McGregor in December this previous New Yr’s Eve, with “The Infamous” initially teasing that the matchup would happen at 185 kilos.
Now that pen has lastly been put to paper, McGregor and Chandler have begun to hype their grudge match, with McGregor kicking issues off with a cryptic voice message.
“We’re going to battle proper now?” McGregor mentioned in an exaggeratedly terrified voice. “We’re going to do that proper now? Proper right here, proper now?”
Chandler responded with a sing-song message that was equally temporary.
“Conor… it’s too late to be scared,” Chandler mentioned.
McGregor and Chandler’s feud already has a prolonged historical past, with Chandler having campaigned for a bout with the previous two-division champion lengthy earlier than they had been solid as opposing coaches on the latest season of The Final Fighter. It was assumed that the 2 can be booked towards each other following the conclusion of their season, however no official announcement was made till this previous weekend.
When McGregor makes that stroll to the octagon, will probably be his first battle in nearly three years. McGregor broke his leg in a battle towards rival Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021 and has since been recovering, whereas additionally pursuing different leisure tasks, together with a starring position within the current Street Home remake. He has not received a battle since defeating Donald Cerrone in January 2020.
Chandler, a three-time Bellator light-weight champion that has additionally challenged for a UFC title, has misplaced three of his previous 4 fights. Although his UFC file sits at simply 2-3, he has already captured 4 post-fight bonuses together with a pair of Combat of the Night time awards. His UFC 268 brawl with Justin Gaethje was voted Fight of the Year by MMA Fighting.
UFC 303 caps off the promotion’s annual Worldwide Combat Week occasion and takes place June 29 at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
