Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler (Credits: Michael Chandler Twitter)
Michael Chandler has put down what fans can expect from a potential fight with Conor McGregor.
Dana White, president of the UFC, has announced that lightweight contender Michael Chandler will most likely be Conor McGregor’s opponent in his return bout. After suffering a devastating leg break and losing to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been absent from the octagon ever since.
However, White has confirmed that McGregor will return in 2023 and there have been numerous rumors of the Irishman’s return due to photos of him appearing in good shape.
Despite his recent loss to Dustin Poirier, the American is still considered a serious contender in the lightweight division. Chandler has lost three of his last four fights, but his heavy hands and vicious striking style make him a legitimate threat to McGregor.
Chandler has been importuning the UFC for a fight with ‘The Notorious’. Now that the UFC top brass has given a green light to the idea, Chandler took to Twitter to tell fans what they can expect from the potential fight:
“A firework spectacle”
Following his sensational knockout victory over Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 earlier this year, Chandler cut an electrifying promo to call out McGregor:
“If Hunter Campbell and Dana White have a momentary lapse in judgment, and they give this title shot [lightweight belt] to someone else, I got one dude on my mind. Conor McGregor, you got to come back and fight somebody! I am the most entertaining lightweight on the planet. But I wanna up the stakes: I want you at your biggest, I want you at your baddest, and I want you at your best. You and me, at 170, this summer, this fall, this winter, holler at your boy! God bless! I’ll see you at the top!”
UFC fighters Conor McGregor and Michael Chiesa have settled their lawsuit in Kings County (New York) Supreme Court, four years after the Irishman threw a dolly through the windshield of a bus carrying Chiesa. On Friday, attorneys for McGregor and Chiesa submitted a stipulation of discontinuance with prejudice, which means that their clients have agreed to drop the lawsuit and will not be able to refile it in the future. A source familiar with the lawsuit, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the situation, confirmed to MMA Fighting that a settlement had been reached; the details of the settlement were not disclosed. Chiesa and McGregor’s representatives did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
After the infamous UFC 223 bus attack, Chiesa filed a lawsuit against Conor McGregor, McGregor Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of Madison Square Garden, and others in September 2018. McGregor eventually reached a plea deal and was released from jail. Criminal proceedings were finally wrapped up, but it took another four years of legal wrangling between Chiesa and McGregor’s respective teams to reach a settlement in civil court.
At first, Chiesa filed a lawsuit against McGregor, accusing him of various wrongdoings, including negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, intentional infliction of emotional distress, assault and battery. McGregor’s lawyer claimed his client was innocent of any wrongdoing because the Irish star had not intended to harm Chiesa. A judge agreed, at least at first, and limited what could be claimed against McGregor. In a recent ruling, however, an appellate judge reinstated several of the original lawsuit’s claims, including Chiesa’s claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress, and ruled that it was appropriate to name MSG as a party to the lawsuit.
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