Conor McGregor is known as one of the most prolific finishers in the UFC, but his next opponent, Michael Chandler, believes his hitting is stronger than the Irishman
Conor McGregor is said to not be as hard-hitting as UFC rival Michael Chandler ahead of this summer's megafight.
UFC legend McGregor is preparing to face Chandler for the first time in nearly three years at UFC 303 on June 29th in Las Vegas. The former two-division world champion hasn't fought since breaking his leg against Dustin Poirier in July 2021, but has been “very smooth” in training, according to his longtime coach John Kavanagh. He says he can see it.
McGregor has nearly 20 knockouts in his career, but Chandler believes he is a bigger puncher than his opponent. “I'm a better fighter, I'm a tougher fighter, and I'm the guy who deserves it. I don't need to get into a gunfight with a guy who has a bigger rifle than me. “I think it's harder than him,” Chandler said. Sean Ryan.
“I think his time out of the cage has made his timing, movement and reflexes not what they used to be. From the first exchange, I was able to land him a big punch and give him the second. I'm going to make him second guess himself. Pick him up if I want, get him up, put him down, and choke him and go out there and finish. ”
Chandler has been waiting to face McGregor for over a year and plans to take out his frustrations on the Irishman by winning and forcing him into retirement. McGregor is known for getting into his opponents' heads, but Chandler believes his trash-talking skills have diminished over the years.
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“I've never had to prepare myself for media duties or being in the same room as a man, because I've always felt like a linguistic equal to them. Because when you fight a guy like Conor McGregor, you have to be a little bit more prepared.'' Do a little more research. “I've never visualized the trash-talking side of things as much as I do now,” he added.
“I don't have a psychological trash-talking coach, but I'm my own little encyclopedia of who my next opponent is and everything is right here.” [brain] So that you can take it out when you need it. “I'm going up against the biggest and worst trash talker in this fight in Conor McGregor. At least he used to be. I think he was a lot better back then than he is now.”
