Michael Chandler’s patience with Conor McGregor seems to be wearing thin.
The coaches on Season 31 of “The Ultimate Fighter” are expected to face each other before the year is out, but McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has yet to re-enter the USADA test pool, and is required of the former second division champion to compete.
UFC President Dana White said recently that he expects to compete with McGregor before the end of the year, but that was before McGregor was recently accused of sexual assault and rape after Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami.
Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) is the opponent to share the cage with McGregor, if all goes according to plan. However, recent developments have left the former UFC title challenger uncertain of the situation.
Chandler said in a video posted to Facebook Twitter. “One hundred and seventy-nine days left until December 16th, which is supposed to be the last pay-per-view of the year. And comically, USADA shows up at my door today to add insult to injury.
“Where are you, boy?”
No joke… Where is this guy? pic.twitter.com/pX5RmOFSdK
– Michael Chandler (MikeChandlerMMA) June 21, 2023
Chandler’s peers took notice of the situation, as Arman Tsarukyan called him after his UFC win on ESPN 46. “It looks like his fight with McGregor is over,” Tsarukyan told reporters during the post-fight press conference.
According to the USADA Online Testing DatabaseMcGregor hasn’t yet submitted a sample in 2023. Chandler appears once in the second quarter period, which will likely be apart of the visit USADA made today.
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