UFC President Dana White has thrown his weight into Conor McGregor’s claim that he will fight Michael Chandler in December.
During last night’s UFC 290 pay-per-view event, McGregor took to Twitter where he announced that he would fight Chandler in December. Later Irish Deleted The tweet, however, not before caught the attention of thousands of fight fans.
Conor McGregor says he will return to the Octagon in December 🔥 https://t.co/7HzRuCKvj6
– bjpenndotcom (bjpenndotcom) July 9, 2023
“I will take him to the third and torture him.” McGregor wrote.
“December.” – answered the Irishman when asked when the fight would take place.
Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA) spent part of his spring as a trainer on Season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter, and Dana White’s initial plan was to have him fight rival trainer Michael Chandler later this fall.
However, ‘Notorious’ has yet to sign up for the USADA test pool, which has many fighting fans wondering if the former two-division champ will ever return to Octagon.
Prior to last night’s pay-per-view event, UFC President Dana White spoke to TSN’s Aaron Bronster where he was asked to comment on the condition of Conor McGregor.
Dana White provides an update on McGregor vs. Chandler.
McGregor is still re-entering the USADA pool, but he’s still hopeful that the fight will happen this year. pic.twitter.com/UEVugjEN9H
– Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) July 6, 2023
“I hope so,” White said.
When asked if there was still a chance of McGregor and Chandler fighting in 2023, Wyatt replied:
“One hundred percent, yes.”
Is Conor McGregor back on the USAID audition pool?
White replied, “Not him.” “We’ll see how that turns out. They (USADA) are saying it now (6 months after re-entry). We don’t… who knows. I’m not talking about sh*t, until sh*t happens. You know what I mean? To sit here And hypothetically thinking how a million different things could happen, no idea. I focus on what happens this Saturday and next Saturday. You know what I mean? UFC 300 isn’t on my mind right now. The Conor thing, who the hell knows how that’s going to happen. Who cares what USADA says We’ll see what happens when it happens.”
After the conclusion of UFC 290, Dana White spoke to reporters in a post-fight press and was asked about Conor McGregor’s claim that he will compete against Michael Chandler in December.
“There is a lot of business to deal with before we can talk about this.” declared white. “It’s not worth talking about now.”
Do you think we’ll see McGregor vs. Chandler in 2023?