‘We’ll Fight Like Real Men’

Seeing a long-anticipated grudge match with ex-champion, Conor McGregor shelved late final month, Michael Chandler seems to be welcoming all comers subsequent – now providing to tackle Nate Diaz on the Las Vegas Sphere in the principle occasion of UFC 306.

Chandler, who presently holds the quantity six ranked light-weight challenger, has been sidelined for the final two years from the Octagon, dropping a 3rd spherical rear-naked choke submission defeat to Dustin Poirier at Madison Sq. Backyard again in 2022.

As for Diaz, the UFC veteran made his return to fight sports activities over the course of final weekend in his native California, taking over fellow promotional alum, Jorge Masvidal in knowledgeable boxing rematch, taking residence an in depth majority determination win over the course of 10 rounds in Anaheim. 

And remaining dedicated in his pursuit to tackle McGregor following his exit from a UFC 303 comeback on the finish of final month, Chandler claimed he was assured a grudge match with the Dubliner will occur “faster” than critics suppose.

“It’s a bitter candy weekend, however we’re having a very good time, and we must always hopefully be off hiatus faster than folks suppose,” Michael Chandler mentioned. “I’ll inform you what, I do like to combat, however I’m a really affected person man. And fortunately, my life is such that I’ve carried out so many issues exterior of simply combating that I’ve been in a position to sit out, be affected person, nonetheless acquired work exterior combating. [I] stayed busy the final 12 months and a half, and this one didn’t come to fruition.”

“We’re gonna keep affected person – we’re not gonna let him (Conor McGregor) off the hook,” Michael Chandler defined. “I wish to say, ‘We’re not gonna let him off the hook.’ Talks are taking place between me and the UFC, I’m assembly with them tonight really. I do know Conor is gonna be prepared to come back again quickly, ‘trigger it’s only a pinky toe {harm), so we’ll see.”

Michael Chandler presents to combat Nate Diaz

Nevertheless, with a bout nonetheless caught on skids amid McGregor’s latest family vacation to Switzerland, Chandler has offered to take on Diaz in a massive showdown at Noche UFC in two months time.

“Sit down, Ron…,” Michael Chandler replied to a consumer on his official X account. “Higher thought – me and @NateDiaz209 combat like two males whereas Conor sits on a yacht and watches on PPV in his slippers. #ufcnoche #riyadhseason”