Dana White says "there is a lot of work to do" on Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler fight
Dana White has finally spoken out about the highly awaited matchup between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler.
Earlier this year, the UFC announced that the pair would not only be rival coaches for season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter, but they would also be facing each other inside the octagon. In a recent appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, the UFC president spoke about the fight and gave fans an update regarding the fight and which weight class it will take place in:
"Those guys are fifty-five pounders, but we don't what we're gonna do yet, we're still working on that, figuring that out. There's a lot of work to do on the Conor fight still."
He added:
"Yeah, yeah yeah, they are gonna fight, when isn't guaranteed. When, what weight class, what are these guys doing."
Both Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler are filming for The Ultimate Fighter, season 31. The pair will then fight in what will mark McGregor's return to the octagon after he broke his leg in 2021 against Dustin Poirier. The fight will most likely take place in the second half of the year only after they finish shooting for TUF.
Take a look at the clip posted by McAfee:
"There's a lot of work still to do on the McGregor and Chandler fight.. we still need to figure out when and what weight class"
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Reports of a fight breaking down at TUF 31 as Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler get heated
Fans are already getting excited about their TUF 31 experience after watching McGregor create iconic lines from his last sting as a coach for TUF 21 a few from inside the camp state that a fight broke out between the two teams after a knockdown inside the ring. Amy Kaplan was the first to break the news on Twitter, saying:
"Here's what I learned about the McGregor/Chandler "incident" that Dana was alluding to on Sat. Apparently, someone was KO'd and McGregor jumped in the cage, shoved Chandler, someone got slapped and the teams rushed the cage. NSAC broke it up. Video interviews coming soon #TUF31"
According to Kaplan, a huge scuffle broke out when Conor McGregor jumped into the octagon. Both teams also got involved and hence the Nevada State Athletic Commission had to intervene and break up the fight. Fans will only be able to watch the video for the scuffle later this year when the episodes for the show release.
Here's what I learned about the McGregor/Chandler "incident" that Dana was alluding to on Sat. Apparently, someone was KO'd and McGregor jumped in the cage, shoved Chandler, someone got slapped and the teams rushed the cage. NSAC broke it up. Video interviews coming soon #TUF31