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Michael Chandler Confirms Conor McGregor Bout

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Michael Chandler has confirmed that he will be fighting Conor McGregor this year. “I’ve got the official announcement. It’s happening this summer. I can’t tell you the actual date, but it’s happening this summer!” Chandler told TMZ. This news came days after McGregor told he wanted to fight Mike Tyson this year. That in itself would be an impressive feat, given that Tyson is already scheduled to fight Jake Paul. However, it looks like McGregor will instead be looking to return to his natural habitat of MMA.

McGregor had previously teased a fight with Chandler for the summer. “I’d like to announce the return date for myself, ‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor. The greatest comeback of all time will take place in Las Vegas, International Fight Week of June 29. The opponent, Michael Chandler — and the weight, Mr. Chandler, 185 pounds,” McGregor announced in a video on X on New Year’s Eve. However, the UFC did not, and has not, confirmed that fight. That may change given Chandler’s new announcement.

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Conor McGregor Accused Of Cocaine Addiction After Bizarre Interview

Elsewhere, A number of fans have theorized that McGregor is being kept out of the octagon due to a cocaine addiction. “Bro is absolutely geeking ❄. The UFC brass is trying to keep him away from the octagon because they know how bad his cocaine addiction has gotten,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Their evidence for this was a particularly energetic interview with McGregor in which he didn’t appear entirely sober.

As mentioned, McGregor is expected to return to the Octagon later this year. Furthermore, McGregor’s previously stated 185-pound weight is interesting as it’s well beyond the “natural” weight of both fighters. McGregor and Chandler both traditionally fight at 155 lbs. McGregor has previously fought as high as 170 lbs but never at 185 lbs. Additionally, it will be interesting to see how McGregor fares after two years away. His last two fights were convincing losses before he was sidelined with a broken leg.

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Conor McGregor Announces MMA Return, UFC Yet To Confirm Fight

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Conor McGregor has announced that he intends to return to the Octagon next June, with his opponent being long-time rival Michael Chandler. “I’d like to announce the return date for myself, ‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor. The greatest comeback of all time will take place in Las Vegas, International Fight Week of June 29. The opponent, Michael Chandler — and the weight, Mr. Chandler, 185 pounds,” McGregor announced in a video on X.

However, the UFC has not officially confirmed the fight. The 185-pound weight is interesting as it’s well beyond the “natural” weight of both fighters. McGregor and Chandler both traditionally fight at 155 lbs. McGregor has previously fought as high as 170 lbs but never at 185 lbs. Furthermore, the June fight date is well after the marquee UFC 300 event in April.

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Conor McGregor Tweets And Deletes Battle Rap Verse

Meanwhile, McGregor recently had a tweet-and-delete moment in a Twitter feud with a political commentator. McGregor posted a 2-minute verse aimed at Scott Moore, a political commentator and battle rapper from Northern Ireland, after Moore called McGregor “a profoundly stupid person”. McGregor’s stilted verse took aim at Moore’s appearance and Northern Irish origin. However, like many of McGregor’s tweets, it was quickly deleted from McGregor’s page. Moore still responded to McGregor’s verse with one of his own, going as far as to essentially call McGregor an English collaborator. However, his call for McGregor to face him in person was short-lived as McGregor simply chose to block him instead.

All of this stemmed from McGregor posting a selfie with the caption “Ireland, your President”. That’s what sparked the original comment from Moore. Furthermore, Moore informed McGregor that it was below the belt to go after his appearances and mannerisms as Moore suffers from a mental health condition that causes him to pick at his skin and is also autistic, meaning there are many mannerisms he can’t control. Unfortunately, the prevailing opinion online was that this was another L for the MMA great.

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Michael Chandler Tackles Ric Flair: Watch

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A video has gone viral on social media showing UFC veteran Michael Chandler tackling 74-year-old wrestling legend Ric Flair. According to Chandler, who spoke about the video with TMZ, it was all part of Flair showing him “the art”. The pair have regularly collaborated on a series of adverts for Car Shield, with their latest spot set to drop next week. So, for anyone concerned for the aging Flair, it was all just part of Chandler learning some WWE-style stage work.

Chandler, who served as a stable head on the most recent series of The Ultimate Fighter, is expected to return to the Octagon against Connor McGregor at some point in 2024. However, that all depends on McGregor’s continued recovery from a broken leg and whether the Irishman still wants to fight Chandler.

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Conor McGregor “Raps” During Twitter Feud

Speaking on McGregor, he’s been involved in some viral social media content of his own this week. McGregor tried his hand at rapping after getting into a feud on X, formerly Twitter. McGregor posted a 2-minute verse aimed at Scott Moore, a political commentator and battle rapper from Northern Ireland, after Moore called McGregor “a profoundly stupid person”. McGregor’s stilted verse took aim at Moore’s appearance and Northern Irish origin. However, like many of McGregor’s tweets, it was quickly deleted from McGregor’s page. Moore still responded to McGregor’s verse with one of his own, going as far as to essentially call McGregor an English collaborator. However, his call for McGregor to face him in person was short-lived as McGregor simply chose to block him instead.

All of this stemmed from McGregor posting a selfie with the caption “Ireland, your President”. That’s what sparked the original comment from Moore. Furthermore, Moore informed McGregor that it was below the belt to go after his appearances and mannerisms. Moore says he suffers from a mental health condition that causes him to pick at his skin. Furthermore, he is also autistic, meaning there are many mannerisms he can’t control. Unfortunately, the prevailing opinion online was that this was another L for the MMA great.

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Conor McGregor Mocks Michael Chandler After “The Ultimate Fighter” Incident

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Conor McGregor has had a rough time of it on The Ultimate Fighter. Serving as the coach for a young and hungry stable of fighters, it hasn’t gone well. In fighters against Michael Chandler’s stable of older fighters, McGregor is 0-6. The most recent loss came in the show’s latest episode, which premiered on July 4. It featured McGregor’s Irish protege Lee Hammond taking on Kurt Holobaugh. Holobaugh (19-7) is a journeyman fighter who has had a few fights in the UFC but went 0-4 with the promotion. Hammond is 5-0, primarily fighting in small European promotions. However, he has had one outing with Bellator.

However, Holobaugh came out on top in an unexpected win, leaving McGregor “devastated” and Chandler smug. Furthermore, things quickly turned physical as McGregor and Chandler confronted one another in the Octagon. Eventually, McGregor landed the first blow as the Irish fighter delivered a two-handed shove to Chandler’s face. However, Dana White was quick to intervene before things got too physical.

McGregor Calls Out Chandler, But Fight Remains Uncertain

After the episode aired, McGregor took to Twitter with a voice message. “‘Oh, we’re gonna do this,’” McGregor said, imitating Chandler. “‘We’re gonna fight right now? We’re gonna fight right now? We’re gonna do this? We’re gonna fight right now?” McGregor said, imitating Chandler from the episode. While the two are expected to fight at some point in the future, the ball is very much in McGregor’s court.

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McGregor, who hasn’t fought in the UFC since breaking his leg in 2021, is very much the one stymying the fight scheduling. McGregor is yet to re-enroll in USADA drug-testing program. Furthermore, recent allegations of sexual assault continue to plague the Irish fighter. It’s likely that the UFC is looking for a resolution in that case before moving forward with the fight. Additionally, McGregor just isn’t a priority fighter right now. As venerated as his name is, he’s lost three of his last four fights. There are simply better fights that the UFC could be putting on right now. This is a developing story and we’ll have any updates here at HotNewHipHop.

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