Michael Chandler units six-month McGregor ultimatum: ‘My legacy just isn’t tied with combating Conor’

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Michael Chandler’s subsequent transfer isn’t sure.

After spending the higher a part of two years ready to struggle Conor McGregor, the Irishman’s unlucky toe harm derailed the competition on the final second. Chandler didn’t decide to attend for much longer, leaping into the cage on short-notice in a rematch with Charles Oliveira. “Do Bronx” was victorious a second time, battering Chandler for many of 5 rounds in an entertaining contest.

What’s subsequent for the 38 yr previous? He’s nonetheless eyeing the McGregor struggle, however now he’s setting a timeline of six months to make it occur. In any other case, he intends to maneuver on.

“If Conor doesn’t come again within the first-half of 2025, I might be combating another person,” Chandler defined to Fortunate Block. “There are different fights I’m taken with. I didn’t struggle for 2 years however that wasn’t all ready, I wished to take a while and provides my physique a break after my first 5 fights within the promotion which included a title struggle and struggle of the nights and the struggle of the yr.

“My physique wanted just a little little bit of a break and I used to be joyful to. A part of me was hanging onto this Conor factor but additionally form of just a little little bit of gamesmanship, having fun with the day off, letting my physique heal up just a little bit.”

What are the implications of McGregor’s pullout over summer time? Per Chandler, it was an costly toe harm that value McGregor face and the UFC fairly a bit of cash.

“The UFC misplaced cash, I’m certain that they took some flack for the struggle falling by way of and altering the cardboard at brief discover, in addition to having to pay extra money for folks to step in at brief discover. There’s a bunch of various enterprise issues occurring as a result of reserving a struggle within the UFC is a process. Reserving an enormous struggle is a really robust process, however reserving a struggle with Conor McGregor is a really, very, very distinctive process.

“I perceive the implications. I perceive that it’s not identical to reserving one other struggle and I’m right here for the trip. If it really works out, it really works out. If it doesn’t, my legacy just isn’t tied to Conor. My legacy just isn’t tied with combating Conor and I’ve nonetheless bought quite a lot of tread left on the tires and quite a lot of large fights to come back.”

Apart from McGregor, Chandler additionally expressed curiosity in dealing with Paddy Pimblett or Jorge Masvidal as potential opponents. Any of these fights might be blockbuster bookings, so it appears that evidently “Iron” has choices regardless of his present two-fight skid.

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