Conor McGregor sets colossal pay-per-view goals for UFC return
After a hiatus of nearly two years, Conor McGregor is set to return to the octagon later this year against Michael Chandler. However, neither the date nor the location for the event has been confirmed by the UFC just yet. But before that, the two will go head-to-head as opposing coaches for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, and Mcgregor has set some enormous pay-per-view goals for the bout.
'The Notorious' recently took to Twitter to share images of his first face-off against his upcoming opponent Michael Chandler. McGregor then retweeted it by seemingly setting a pay-per-view goal for his fight:
"Millions and millions and millions of ppy buys."
Take a look at the tweet below:
Millions and millions and millions of ppv buys. twitter.com/thenotoriousmm…
It's safe to say that Conor McGregor has high hopes when it comes to the pay-per-view sales of his upcoming fight against Michael Chandler. It is worth noting that the Irishman has four of the top five pay-per-view selling fights in the history of the UFC, selling a combined total of 5.95 million pay-per-views.
Being the biggest pay-per-view attraction in the company today, the Irishman can certainly break some records upon his return later this year.
Conor McGregor claims Michael Chandler has never fought someone like him
Despite winning just one of his last four fights in the UFC, Conor McGregor is confident of getting the job done against Michael Chandler. The Irishman has claimed that 'Iron' does not have anything special to offer other than a general mixed martial arts fighting style.
During a recent interview on My Mom's Basement with Robbie Fox, the former UFC double champ suggested that he's "too slick" for Michael Chandler. While claiming that he'll show the difference in skill level between them on fight night, McGregor said:
"For Chandler, I'm just too slick for him. I'm just too skilled for him. He hasn't fought someone like me. I have fought someone like him though... It's, in general, the mixed martial arts style right? That kind of short wrestler. It's kind of MMA, isn't it? It ain't nothing peculiar. I've fought against such [fighters] for many, many years... It'll be my job now on fight night to show the difference in level [between me and him]."
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