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“Conors Team Getting Dog Walked”: Fans Ask Conor McGregor’s Team to “Tighten Up” as They Suffer Yet Another Devastating Loss to Michael Chandler’s Team at TUF 31

Published 06/07/2023, 1:00 AM EDT

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Episode 2 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ featuring Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler is in the books. The second hour-long episode of the 12-part series dropped on Tuesday night and featured another bout between the two teams. From McGregor’s team of prospects, bantamweight Mando Gutierrez faced the veteran Cody Gibson from team Chandler. Unfortunately for the blue team, it was another disappointing night at the office.

TUF 31 kicked off on May 30 with its premiere episode. Fans got to see the coaches interact before the show and then later, select their teams. Conor McGregor went with the prospects while Michael Chandler took all the veterans. In the first bout of TUF 31, lightweight Nate Jennerman of Team McGregor faced Roosevelt Roberts of Team Chandler. The veteran made it look easy against the prospect after securing a first-round finish to seal the deal. The story was not too far off in the second bout either.

Conor McGregor had another disappointing night on TUF 31

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Conor McGregor sent his bantamweight prospect Mandi Gutierrez, hoping to shake off the first-round loss from the previous episode. However, it was not meant to be. In what looked to be a repeat of the previous fight, team Chandler’s Cody Gibson secured another first-round finish for the Reds.

Gibson chased down Gutierrez from the start of the fight. He landed his shots and had him against the cage. With the round coming to come to a close, Gibson landed a flying knee that send Gutierrez to the ground.

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He followed it up with ground and pound until Gutierrez covered up and the referee had to call it. “He fought so much better than I think even he knew that he was going to,” said Chandler after the win.

This puts Team Chandler 2-0 up against Team McGregor. With things looking a little bleak for Team McGregor, fans had a few things to say.

Fans react to the second bout on TUF 31

One fan thoroughly enjoyed the fight and the finish. He had an interesting perspective on how losses bring forth more effective coaching than wins.

Another fan stated the obvious and pointed out how things were not faring well for Team McGregor.

One fan lauded the flying knee and made an interesting observation about Cody Gibson.

One fan had a grim prediction for Conor McGregor after watching the team’s performance under his guidance.

Another one came up with a witty response.

One fan had a piece of advice for McGregor’s team to turn things around, and soon.

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What are your thoughts on the second episode of TUF 31? What did you make of the second fight of the season? Is the show living up to your expectations? And do you think Team McGregor will turn things around?

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Yeswanth Praveen

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Yeswanth Praveen is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports, having written over 500 articles on the sport. With a Master’s degree in English Literature, Yeswanth expertly combines his writing and storytelling skills with his passion for MMA. He was initially drawn to the sport after the intense rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov captured his attention.
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Brandon Gabriel