Michael Chandler knew what he was getting in to with Conor McGregor.
On Thursday evening, UFC CEO Dana White introduced that Chandler’s extremely anticipated matchup with Conor McGregor is off of UFC 303. The welterweight bout was schedueld to headline the June 29 card in Las Vegas, however McGregor has been forced to withdraw due to injury.
Sponsor MegaFit Meals launched a press release in collaboration with Chandler addressing the information Friday, acknowledging that reserving a combat with McGregor was “the best threat.”
“[McGregor] was by no means the secure wager as an opponent, he was all the time the best threat,” an accompanying Instagram caption reads. “Possibly the best reward… however the largest alternative. There isn’t any proper or fallacious in enterprise… you solely take threat to develop, or stay comfy the place you might be. Embrace the uncertainty. Search the chance. Take calculated threat… That’s what [Chandler] does.
“And if it doesn’t go as deliberate… redirect the course to one thing much more nice. Our respect to the person who represents the combat world higher than anybody we’ve ever recognized. NO FEAR. NO LIMITS. NO EXCUSES. Make onerous work your ardour – who cares who’s on the opposite facet of the punch.”
The UFC 303 important occasion was to be McGregor’s comeback combat from a damaged leg that he suffered in a loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. Chandler and McGregor had been assigned to be rival coaches on the latest season of The Final Fighter with the expectation that they’d combat each other following the conclusion of this system, however Chandler nonetheless needed to wait months for his or her matchup to develop into official.
Although a McGregor combat usually brings additional consideration and pay to his opponents, to date the wait has confirmed pricey for Chandler. Due to his pursuit of the McGregor combat, Chandler has not fought since November 2022 and he was lately faraway from the MMA Fighting Global Rankings resulting from inactivity.
Chandler later issued one other assertion through Twitter.
On Saturday, Chandler responded to a statement from McGregor, writing that there are “no onerous emotions.”
Official assertion: “I’m right here, simply as in 2009 once I began. Essentially the most dependable man in MMA. See you once I see you.”
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) June 15, 2024
No onerous emotions. Heal up. My coronary heart is full. See you quickly.
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) June 15, 2024
A rematch between gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka now serves as the brand new UFC 303 headliner.
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