Conor McGregor has confirmed is UFC return against Michael Chandler verbally. During the Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius post-fight interaction, the Irishman cited UFC 296 to be his returning platform.
Meanwhile, Conor McGregor also surprised a lot of fans by calling out KSI, who was also present in the arena during AJ vs Helenius.
KSI will meet Tommy Fury in a double main-event DAZN PPV next, which will also be co-headlined by Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis. With Conor McGregor’s teammate main-evening the night, ‘Notorious’ couldn’t help himself from calling out the other headlining star KSI.
In an interview, McGregor said, “Slap Jaw” to envision how he shall beat The British YouTuber. Here’s how the UFC superstar reacted to it on social media.
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 13, 2023
Conor McGregor has been called out by several people coming from YouTube background. Jake Paul is the most prominent name to have desired a boxing clash against McGregor.
Nevertheless, the UFC superstar has never given much importance to ‘The Problem Child. However, McGregor showed sheer aggression while sending a call out to KSI. It remains to be seen whether it as a mere teaser or Conor McGregor is actually planning to box KSI.
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Conor McGregor has outlined his next UFC opponents
Conor McGregor outlined a three-fight plan in the UFC which will begin with him taking on Michael Chandler potentially at UFC 296 in December 2023. That said, ‘Notorious’ has eyed two more names for the future, citing more of him in the UFC.
Talking about his return, Conor McGregor told, “[Michael] Chandler next [in] December and then [Justin] Gaethje BMF, and then we will do Nate [Diaz] trilogy.”
McGregor has been out of the UFC since losing back-to-back against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 and UFC 264. Ending over a two-year-long hiatus, the return of Conor McGregor is expected to bring massive attention t the MMA promotion.
