Michael Chandler is headed to WWE Uncooked after failing to safe the UFC 300 headliner.
The previous Bellator MMA champion appears content material to attend for Irish megastar Conor McGregor to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon. When, or if that even occurs stays a thriller to everybody, together with Dana White. The UFC CEO just lately instructed {that a} fall return could possibly be within the playing cards for the previous two-division titleholder, however even that appears unsure.
During the last a number of months, rumors ran rampant suggesting that the pair would lastly ship their TUF 31 payoff in the UFC 300 headliner on April 13. We now know that gained’t be the case after White revealed that Alex Pereira will put his gentle heavyweight title on the road in opposition to former champion Jamahal Hill within the landmark occasion’s headliner.
“What might have been,” Chandler wrote on X, referencing the missed alternative to headline UFC 300 reverse McGregor.
Michael Chandler is Headed to WWE Uncooked
As a substitute of sitting round ready, Michael Chandler is headed to WWE Uncooked on Monday night time in Anaheim — the location of final weekend’s UFC 298 card. Sadly, it seems as if Chandler’s look might be purely promotional so don’t count on him to leap contained in the ring and blend it up with Seth Rollins or Roman Reigns.
“See yall at #WWERaw tomorrow night time,” Chandler posted.
After all, WWE and the UFC are housed below the identical mum or dad firm — TKO Group — permitting for stars from each organizations to make crossover appearances.
Will you be tuning into WWE’s flagship present on Monday night time because the promotion shortly approaches the fortieth anniversary of WrestleMania?
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