The entire world has been anticipating the return of the former UFC double champion, Conor McGregor. While it was previously announced that the Irish fighter would land against Michael Chandler in the finale of The Ultimate Fighter season 31, many MMA fans and professionals have started to speculate that the fight may not take place.
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After his phenomenal victory against Joaquim Silva by TKO at UFC Vegas 75, Arman Tsarukyan revealed a few names he desired to go against. Surprisingly, one name that caught the attention of many was Chandler. Thereafter, he opined that ‘The Notorious’ would not fight Chandler anytime soon. Tsarukyan tried to justify his claims during the post-fight press conference after a reporter asked him why he seemed to believe that McGregor was not going to fight.
Why does Tsarukyan think Conor McGregor would not fight Chandler?
After his latest victory, Arman Tsarukyan revealed his thoughts regarding the highly anticipated fight between Chandler and McGregor. He seemed to be of the belief that McGregor would not fight anytime soon. During the UFC Vegas 75 press-conference, Tsarukyan was asked to justify his take on the statement.
The fighter justified his claims by saying that instead of training, all McGregor seemed to do was relax on his multi-million dollar superyacht, drink, smoke, and enjoy his time at the beach. He simply seemed to believe that the fight between McGregor and Chandler was not going to happen.
Tsarukyan said, “Because I saw what, what he’s, what McGregor is doing, you know. He is like relaxing on his yacht, you know, like drink alcohol, you know like goes to the beach, you know like smoke weed, you know. But with like trains like crazy guys in the gym, you know. Train like three-two times a day, you know… I think he’s not gonna fight, you know.”
Tsarukyan is not the only UFC personality who has a similar thought as another MMA legend also shared a similar stance.
Chael Sonnen didn’t feel like McGregor vs. Chandler would take place
The former UFC contender, Chael Sonnen, also opined on the fight between McGregor and Chandler. Although the hype for the fight is at an all-time high, Sonnen claimed it would never happen.
He declared, “There’s nothing about this that feels like a fight. Now if you still think it’s gonna happen and red panty night is real, you better believe that it is.”
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