Despite the cancellation of their UFC 303 matchup due to McGregor's injury, Michael Chandler still believes a fight between him and Conor McGregor is inevitable.
Michael Chandler has not given up hope of fighting Conor McGregor - and has refused to kick the Crumlin man 'while he's down'. Chandler, 38, had been scheduled to face McGregor in a welterweight bout at UFC 303 in June, but the fight was cancelled with McGregor citing an injury. Claiming not wanting to wait for McGregor, Chandler fought for the first time in two years when losing by unanimous decision to Charles Oliveira last month.
But the American has reignited his desire to fight McGregor since the loss. He told Fightbook MMA: 'I would put Conor McGregor coming back to the UFC at 50/50 right now. That is my expectation and you’re talking to a guy who had assurances behind the scenes to know that he was going to come back. 'Then he came back and signed a contract. I saw the contract, I signed the contract that had my name on it. June 29th T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. 'We got 13 days before the fight obviously and he had to pull out with an injury. With that being said obviously Chandler versus McGregor needs to happen at some point. 'We have to finish the Ultimate Fighter 31 and as Connor said on his tweet the other day, he’s a man of his word and wants to fight me. I think that’s a fight the fans want. 'If he does come back, who’s he gonna fight that there is already some history with? We’ve got the Ultimate Fighter. 'Obviously, I have now thrown my name into the upper threshold of the guys that people want to see fight. Fans know that on any given Saturday night, in any given arena, I will put butts in seats, I will blow the roof off of the arena, and I will get the fight of the night. 'So it’s a fun fight, it’s an exciting fight, but I’d still give it a 50-50 right now. But if he does come back, he’s going to be fighting m
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