The noted UFC icon Conor McGregor’s brash and trash-talking persona attracted a lot of fans to MMA. But as he stated in the press conference of UFC 178, his game comprises much more than just talks. Even one of the common rivals of both McGregor and Chandler, Dustin Poirier, had labeled McGregor as the hardest puncher in the UFC. Most fans already know that ‘Mystic Mac’ is scheduled to face the noted Michael Chandler in his UFC return bout. However, another common opponent of these two current TUF coaches predicted the bout to end in McGregor’s favor, even though he was making a return after an almost two-year-long lay-off.

The famed former UFC Middleweight, Chael Sonnen, touched upon this topic in his recent YouTube video. Evidently, he also possessed the opinion that it was McGregor’s superior in-octagon skills that would see him fetch a victory against Chandler. He also discussed how it was nearly impossible to ignore ‘Mystic Mac’s’ superb fight prowess, even for his bitter opponents who predicted him as the victor in his upcoming bout.

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Starting off discussions about this topic, Sonnen revealed, “When he’s[McGregor] talking about the comeback, he has got two common opponents with Michael Chandler”. As mentioned earlier, one of the two common opponents of McGregor and Chandler was none other than the current ‘BMF’ contender of the UFC, Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier.

In his appearance on Ariel Helwani’s noted podcast, ‘The MMA Hour’, Poirier had given out his prediction in favor of McGregor stating, “If Conor is who he was before the injury and stuff, I think two rounds — I think the fight’s over in two rounds.”     

Further, Sonnen also stated, “Both picking him, and taking into analysis that Conor will be a reduced Conor. Conor that they knew, a reduced Conor who has been out and been injured, they think wins”. Both of ‘Iron’ and ‘Mystic Mac’s’ common former rivals’ opinions were quite apparent here.

Sonnen further stated, “That’s a massive amount of respect that he was able to get from a couple of nemesis. That’s how good he must have felt. That’s how good he must have been”.

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‘The Bad Guy’ might find massive support from the fans for his last statement. ‘The Notorious’ is arguably the brightest star in the sky of UFC and MMA. Hence, a lot would agree that it takes something special to achieve such a position.

Who was McGregor and Chandler’s other common opponent and what did he predict?

The second common opponent of the two current TUF coaches was none other than the famed former UFC Lightweight kingpin, Eddie Alvarez. ‘The Underground King’ also appeared on a recent episode of ‘The MMA Hour’ where he labeled the upcoming McGregor vs Chandler bout as a “mismatch”.

Alvarez also broke down the fight game of both his former rivals and stated, “If I had to guess, Mike Chandler doesn’t wrestle. If he stands with Conor, Conor’s going to knock him out. It’s a mismatch.”

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Most fans know about the coveted UFC Lightweight championship bout between McGregor and Alvarez bout at UFC 205. Despite some real bad blood showcased in the bout between the two, Alvarez choosing McGregor as the potential victor of his UFC return bout says a lot about his in-octagon prowess.

Do you also agree with the predictions of McGregor and Chandler’s common opponents?