MMA News Roundup: Conor McGregor Doubled Down on His Desire to Fight Michael Chandler; Israel Adesanya Requested Dana White for Sean Strickland Fight; TUF 31 Finale Set for Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O’Malley at UFC 292

Over the past 24 hours, countless events have taken place in the world of MMA. However, some fans may have missed some of the sport’s most important and significant moments. That’s why we bring you another edition of our daily roundup to keep you up to date with the latest news in one of the world’s most popular combat sports disciplines. Take a moment to make sure you haven’t missed anything.

We will start off with the news of Conor McGregor looking set to face Michael Chandler for his comeback fight. Then we will shift our focus to Israel Adesanya, who revealed how he convinced Dana White to give him the fight against Sean Strickland. Finally, we will sum up the daily news compilation with the announcement of the final fights of TUF 31 set for UFC 292.

Conor McGregor is determined to fight Michael Chandler

During the recent and final episode of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’, the moment finally arrived when Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor faced off. As the scene shifted to ‘The Notorious’, he said, “This is the biggest comeback in sports history. You know what I’ve came through. What I’ve attained.”

Conor McGregor claimed to be excited about the fight against ‘Iron’. Moreover, when they stared down at each other, there was no violence involved like last time. It ended with a handshake as both fighters showed mutual respect.

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Furthermore, the former double champion mentioned his eagerness to fight Chandler. He wished that they could have fought each other right then and there. “I look forward to the fight, I can’t wait. I wish it was right now,” said McGregor. It seems like we will finally get to see that fight after all the uncertainty.

Israel Adesanya revealed how he convinced Dana White to give Sean Strickland a title shot

South African star Dricus du Plessis was slated to face Israel Adesanya for the middleweight champion after his win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. However, an injury halted the plan for a fight. Meanwhile, rumors started spreading that claimed that Sean Strickland was next in line to fight Israel Adesanya. However, the UFC didn’t want to go through it initially. Now, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has opened up about the behind-the-scenes conversation he had with Dana White that made the promotion book the fight for UFC 293.

Adesanya recently appeared for an interview with the media and spilled the beans about how he got the fight sanctioned. He said, “A lot [of convincing], a lot. Like I said, he’s an idiot, and the UFC doesn’t want him embarrassing the company.” Moreover, the two-time champion also stated that Sean Strickland should be thankful to him for making the fight happen.

TUF 31 finale is set for UFC 292

The time has come for the ultimate showdown. The final fights for the TUF finale are set to take on UFC 292, which Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling will headline for the bantamweight title. Moreover, the finale for this season’s TUF will be an all-veteran affair as none of the prospects succeeded in making their mark on the show.

The bantamweight (135lbs) finale will be contested between Team McGregor’s most recent addition, Brad Katona, and Team Chandler’s Cody Gibson. On the other hand, the lightweight finale will see teammates Austin Hubbard and Kurt Holobaugh go head-to-head against each other.

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