{"id":603547,"date":"2023-02-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/morning-report-michael-chandler-shuts-down-conor-mcgregor-tony-ferguson-tuf-talk-makes-his-case-for-coach\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:00:00","slug":"morning-report-michael-chandler-shuts-down-conor-mcgregor-tony-ferguson-tuf-talk-makes-his-case-for-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/morning-report-michael-chandler-shuts-down-conor-mcgregor-tony-ferguson-tuf-talk-makes-his-case-for-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Report: Michael Chandler shuts down Conor McGregor-Tony Ferguson TUF talk, makes his case for coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Michael Chandler<\/a> sees no other options for Conor McGregor<\/a>\u2019s return opponent.<\/p>\n

The three-time Bellator lightweight champion made his intentions clear as soon as he entered the octagon in Jan. 2021. Chandler, 36, isn\u2019t here for a long time, he\u2019s here for a good time … and that was said with the hope of big fights like \u201cThe Notorious\u201d McGregor.<\/p>\n

Chandler has managed to get ahold of some of the biggest names at 155 pounds like notable former title challengers Dustin Poirier<\/a>, Justin Gaethje<\/a>, Tony Ferguson<\/a>, and former champion Charles Oliveira<\/a>. Unfortunately for \u201cIron,\u201d that one big Irish fish has continued to elude him as 2023 gets rolling and talks of a McGregor vs. Ferguson Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season have recently heated up.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know for sure that was definitely just a tweet thrown out there to see if it gained any traction,\u201d Chandler told Believe You Me<\/em><\/a> regarding Ferguson mentioning a TUF coaching opportunity opposite McGregor. \u201cObviously, everybody knows I would be down. Me, Conor, on TUF, whether it be four-six weeks, however long we would be filming that thing. The tension, the rivalry, the competition, the trash talk, just the animosity that would be built up and then go into a training camp and fight later on after the show. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want the fight. Everybody knows that. The fans want the fight. Dana has gone public saying he wants that fight so the UFC wants the fight. I\u2019ve actually heard from numerous UFC people that that\u2019s the fight that a lot of people are talking about. Man, huge fight. Could you imagine the first round? Two dudes trying to finish each other in the first round. Massive.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the majority of Chandler\u2019s thrilling career has taken place at lightweight, he began as a welterweight and isn\u2019t opposed to returning to the 170-pound ranks. McGregor has already expressed that he\u2019ll make a return to the heavier weight class upon his return. Jan. 2020 marked not only McGregor\u2019s last time at 170 pounds, but his last time in the win column, suffering consecutive TKO defeats to the aforementioned Poirier since then.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m walking around almost 190 right now,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cAnd I stay lean, because I\u2019m always training. I\u2019m not getting fluffy or fat, and I\u2019m always around that 185-190 clip. So 170, for me, would be a dream come true. I don\u2019t like making 155. The only reason I can make 155 is just good, old-fashioned 12 weeks of diet, exercise, discipline, and a little bit of dehydration at the end, so why not do 170? I still think I\u2019m bigger than Conor at this point, even with his regimen that he\u2019s been on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seemingly a perennial top contender at this point despite his 2-3 record in the octagon, Chandler has caught some flack from rising contenders. Most notable of the bunch is Arman Tsarukyan<\/a>, who called for a Chandler fight or for the one-time UFC title challenger and the likes of Poirier and Gaethje to be bounced from the official rankings.<\/p>\n

It looks like Tsarukyan will have to set his sights elsewhere because Chandler just doesn\u2019t care for the matchup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t respond, because I haven\u2019t even seen him fight,\u201d Chandler said. \u201cNot disrespecting or whatever. I know he fought [Mateusz] Gamrot; I haven\u2019t really seen Gamrot fight either. I appreciate the callout. That\u2019s exactly what I would do if I was him, but no thanks, man. I\u2019m over here talking about Conor and TUF. You think I\u2019m worried about freaking Arman Tsarukyan with a silent T at the beginning of his name?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a good callout, good for him. He was coming at me, but that\u2019s not how you get a fight with me, dude.\u201d<\/p>\n

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