He is set to return to the Octagon in a grudge match against Conor McGregor at UFC 303 this summer, and while praising the Dubliner who has signed an ownership deal with BKFC (Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship), he said he will not be able to knock out McGregor. He claims to do so. He was a veteran in the June match.
Chandler, a former undisputed Bellator MMA lightweight champion and three-time champion, will be competing for the UFC lightweight spoils in 2021, facing Charles Oliveira for the vacant championship, and his own He lost by knockout in the second round.
And Chandler, who has been out of action since a submission loss to Dustin Poirier the following year, is scheduled to officially finalize his coveted bout with former two-division champion McGregor later this year, and is expected to make his debut at UFC 303 during an international fight. The two will face off at the welterweight limit. This summer is just one week away.
Michael Chandler predicts KO win over Conor McGregor
Following news that McGregor has taken part ownership of BKFC with his company McGregor Sports and Entertainment, Michael Chandler provides a reality check in the form of a June knockout win prediction Previously, he praised the Dubliner for changing the landscape of martial arts.
“Conor is on the move here… hate it or love him, this guy is trying to make something happen,” Michael Chandler posted on his blog. formal X account. “That being said, I KO’d him in under 10 minutes at #UFC303 @TheNotoriousMMA on June 29th.”
And while Chandler is making predictions about their fight at UFC 303, McGregor's head coach John Kavanagh says the matchup is the same as his 2015 win over Chad Mendes for the interim featherweight title. He expects things to turn out like this and doubts whether Chandler will play in the second round.
“I think there are similarities to the (Chad) Mendez fight,” Kavanaugh explained. “I'd be surprised if he could go for two rounds. He'd be surprised. He just hits too hard. He's too sharp. Are there going to be scraps or deletions? Maybe. But every round starts on the feet. , his ability to get back there is underrated. So I'd be surprised if there was a second round.”
Will Conor McGregor or Michael Chandler win at UFC 303?
