Michael Chandler predicted that he would knock out conor mcgregor In the second round when the pair meet in the Octagon later this year.
it was announced by UFC On Saturday (4 February) that McGregor and Chandler will train opposing teams of amateur fighters on the television show great fighteron an undisclosed date before encountering each other again.
Irishman McGregor, 34, last fought in July 2021, suffering a broken leg in his second straight loss to Dustin Poirier in six months. Meanwhile, Chandler, 36, was also beaten by Poirier last time, lost to his fellow American by submission in November,
Chandler previews his fight with McGregor ESPN: “Conor and I both start very fast. That cage door closes, Bruce Buffer announces us, the bell rings and we both try to meet in the center of the octagon – the other man trying to take the first one to the back.
“conor” [will be] In a bigger, wider, take-up-more-space approach, for the kind of project that has a domineering sense of self; I am more like a missile coming towards you, so that you immediately feel my presence. I want to lay my hands on you.
“If he lands one on the Button, it’s going to be a tough night for me. If I land on the Button, it’s going to be a tough night for him, but who among us can do that?
“I always envision a big overhand right or left hook. This is the shot I really want to land every time, and it’s the shot I’ve put people down many times in my career, put people down in training, put people down in my mind a million times Dropped.
“I believe that I wear [McGregor] Get down a bit and land a big shot in the second round and knock him out.”
Conor McGregor suffered a broken leg in his last fight, a technical knockout loss to Dustin Poirier in 2021
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While Chandler is known for his powerful punching, his wrestling is arguably a huge asset. However, the former three-time Bellator lightweight champion has been implicated in striking with opponents several times since joining the UFC in 2021, causing some losses that could have been wins.
The American is 2-3 in the UFC, having ousted Dan Hooker and Tony Ferguson, but suffered losses to Poirier and Charles Oliveira – the latter with the lightweight belt on the line – and a decision loss by Justin Gaethje. Chandler was on the verge of victory in all three losses.
Chandler said of McGregor, “If I want to pick him up and put him down, I can pick him up and put him down and beat on him and get the submission that way.”
“I’m confident I’ll finish Conor in the second round. That’s my ‘Mystic Mike’, later this year – whenever it is.
Chandler also spoke about the potential dynamic between himself and his Irish rival, as the pair prepare for more frequent contact while coaching great fightera show that McGregor performed in 2015.
Chandler said, “I can’t tell you what’s going to happen, what Conor is going to show.” “We’ve also seen a few different versions of Connor, And I think Conor is somewhat consistent in his willingness to engage in those verbal spats based on himself, his personality and his ability and his opponent.
“I might bring out the worst of them we’ve ever seen. Or I might bring in a more buttoned-up, businesslike Conor. We don’t know. There’s a line you don’t quite cross.” [in terms of trash talk],
Chandler’s knockout of Tony Ferguson last year is considered one of the greatest in UFC history
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“When a guy has a wife, he has kids, a family, there’s a line that you obviously don’t cross. It’s hard for me to believe that Conor is going to cross it with me.” , [but] Then again I am also saying that in an interview probably encourages him, possibly tempts him. we will see.
“I am not afraid of anyone; I’m not afraid of Conor McGregor, I’m not afraid of the verbal spat, I’m not afraid of the fact that he’s so interesting to so many people.
McGregor is a former dual-weight UFC champion who, after winning the featherweight belt in 2015, regained the lightweight title in 2016. Way up since their last fight.
McGregor has fought at welterweight three times in the UFC, trading wins with Nate Diaz in 2016 before stopping Donald Cerrone in the first round in 2020 – his only win in the past six years.
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