McGregor to Face Chandler in Anticipated Middleweight Bout
Chandler labels McGregor a 'quitter', hints at rivalry with alcohol brands, and suggests McGregor has lost touch with his Irish roots.
- Conor McGregor is set to fight former three-time Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler later this year, with the fight being teased at middleweight.
- Chandler has been promoting the fight using McGregor's Irish whiskey Proper No. Twelve and his own Hiatus Tequila, hinting at a rivalry.
- Chandler has labeled McGregor a 'quitter', citing his losses via submission against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Nate Diaz.
- Chandler suggests that the working class people of Ireland find it increasingly difficult to relate to the superstar that Conor McGregor has become.
- Chandler is open to fighting at 185 pounds, but it's still unclear what weight class the UFC will agree to.