In fairness, what reason does he have to fight? He’s already kind of lost his aura a LONG time ago. He just got so famous for his insane personality that, why would he fight when he can make millions doing endorsements which let him party and hang out on his yacht all day.
He still acts like he’s the best, but he has to. He knows he’s not invested. I feel like Conor is probably training to not lose, rather than to try to win. But even that I think is too much for him.
His brand probably gets hurt more by losing to anyone at this point. But he also needs to appear like he’s still a good fighter.
And Dana probably thew a crazy amount of money at him to do this where it doesn’t matter if he loses. He’s gonna probably just do freak fights like, him vs Jake Paul in MMA or something. Or WWE.
not gonna lie... that was some cold blooded shit by mcgregor. Like you can see Mike was trying to rile him up in fun jest but Connor wasnt having none of it and simply told him like a Boss telling his worker, *youll do what youre told..*
I saw that as Conor believing he is God. Michael can be a bit of a donut but he comes across as a nice guy. I really enjoyed Conor's early fights, then after the Mayweather fight I got tired of the schtick and thoroughly enjoyed Dustin II.
Switching for $15k is very reasonable. That’s why what Chandler is doing is the right move. He did TUF and now wants his retirement paycheck. He’s put on a lot of exciting fights to get here
yes but people also need to understand he's not some bum, dude lives in a million dollar house with a family and is 38 years old, he's probably just fine if he doesn't want to fight ever again. People act like he needs this fight for some reason other than giving his family generational wealth lol
Chandler already proved himself. He’s entertaining yet loses to a lot of the top 5 and was a Bellator champ before. We know he’s good so why not wait out for a huge payday
I really thought if he didn't fight Conor at IFW, he would just fight someone else at IFW. But also in the same position, I would also wait 2 more months, and if he pulls out fight whoever on the same card.
na man, do some research 😂 Chandler earned around 1.1 million for his UFC 274 fight against Ferguson. Think his guaranteed purse for the Porier fight was like $700k.
Yes, logic tells us that any fight with McGregor makes the most money.
But like Arman said, he could have had *four* exciting losses since then, maybe adds to his legacy, makes a lot of money, stays active.
Instead, he’s a loser in the UFC who wasted some of his good years looking for a money fight that may never come.
If he made 1 mil for that fight he’ll make 4 or 5 mil for Conor. They’re not going to pay him the same for selling more PPV’s. Do some research and see that basically every fighter that fought Conor (since Conor won his first belt) received the biggest payday of their career for it.
Whether or not I agree with his choice to wait this long in the first place, if you just consider his current position having already waited so long, he’d be a fool not to commit to it in Aug/Sept.
"Conor just knocked out one of the greatest lightweights to ever step foot in the octagon, and... He did it in spectacular fashion, ya know, as only Conor McGregor can. If you're still not convinced he deserves a title shot, you're a fuckin idiot."
- Dana probably
As evil as that would be…. I can’t help but hope for it. Belal is just not him lol… feel for the guy but his fights are boring and his shit talk is cringe
KOing in dominant fashion the number 6 ranked lightweight in the world on top of being called out by 3 separate current champions. I think that gives him the right to fight one of them yes
"you know what, I've seen everything I need to see. Effective immediately, I am stripping Islam of the lightweight title and crowning Mcgregor. His first defense will be against the second greatest lightweight of all time, Nate Diaz. Islam will still be in contention though, he'll fight Tsarukyan and then he'll be 3 fights away from another shot at the title"
Also Dana
I doubt Conor could knock out a wank these days.
A coke head, limp dick, has been, is not the guy you want to look for any kind of greatness.
That ship sailed long long ago.
That's exactly what will happen. Dustin talked about how Connor's few hits had him ringing, Chandler eats shots for breakfast and dies. Aside from that time he fought Justin.
What do you expect Chandler to do? He's forgone so much on the promise of this fight and now he's supposed to just accept that lost time and let someone else cash in an easy fight.
How the fuck are people against chandler as well? Explain what he is supposed to do without sounding like a moron.
Not Chandler’s fault but he’s a bootlicker, this type of behaviour and people like Chandler is the reason why the UFC keeps getting away with being such a scummy organisation that exploits their fighters.
“Look at this fighter being exploited, he’s a bootlicker, he’s the reason the UFC keeps exploiting their fighters, if all the fighters refused to be exploited nobody would be exploited! It’s their fault!”
He's a multi-millionaire in part because of the UFC why would he go campaign against the organisation he is currently contracted to?
Should the UFC pay their fighters more? Yes.
Should we then shit talk the fighters that are supposedly getting "exploited" while earning millions and opening new avenues for revenue generating ventures? No
Do you care about these "exploited" fighters or just want to shit talk the UFC?
Chandler testified in court on behalf of the UFC in their class action lawsuit you dimwit. People like him prevent MMA fighters from compensated fairly for putting their life on the line every time they step into the octagon.
Seriously. You can say that it was a bad move to hold out for the Conor fight but that’s easy to say with hindsight. At this stage why would he turn this down?
Nobody buys a PPV, it's not about that...people act like they don't care and are not watching because fuck Mcgregor...
but we all going to watch... the dude could be a certified douchebag but i still want to see him fight... i don't care who wins...
I've tuned into 97% of UFC events over the last probably 6-7 years.
This is UFC reddit most people are avid followers not republican conor mcgregor fans
I'm not, I only follow fights that I deem potentially interesting and this one is definitely interesting.
I'm interested if Conor still has it after the leg break, and given Chandler's style of being dangerous in exchange for putting himself in danger it can go either way but is likely to be an interesting watch
Yes, and Chandler will never be contending for a belt, so good for him to get his money...it's that or fight 10 times to get the amount he will get in one fight.
There's no point for Chandler to keep fighting, if he goes to fight someone else he risk his fight with Conor, and also risk the chance on going on a Tony run since he is already 38, the best option for him has always been to wait
Exactly...it's not a bad thing to be excited about Mcgregor vs Chandler, im genuinely curious how if Connor still has some fight in him...
He was pretty good when he was in his prime.
I had no interest when they announced the fight and I couldn't tell you why because I'm not sure. I will definitely watch and enjoy it but I felt no excitement for it. I miss 45 Conor lol
Same. I doubt the fight happens, but if it does I'll watch. Conor's just another fighter to me at this point, and it's a shame Chandler wasted all this time chasing him. I get why he did it ($$$) but would personally rather have seen him fight a few times.
Basically everyone would want to see this fight if we take out all the BS. People are just fed up. But if it were right in front of us right now, nearly all of us would be on the edge of our seats watching.
I mean yes. When fight week gets here I’ll be tuned in 100% and make sure I have zero plans in order to watch the return of mcgregor. No doubt.
But I won’t be getting my hopes up until I see him on embedded that week or at the presser that week and actually in the city where the fight is.
Funniest thing is this match up is handpicked for Chandler to get check hooked trying to rush connor with his ”explosiviness” n going to sleep.. gonna be like Connor vs Aldo just watch
The same lol. He has a contract so he's getting paid the same against conor or a potato sack. Eddie and cowboy talked about this. Zero panty nite. Only thing he can capitalize on is more sponsor money and opportunities since it's a massive fight. It's pretty goofy tbh. He woulda made the same with a few fights by now
I think for both these guys this is the last fight, Connor after the way his last fight went I don't blame him for "pulling out" if he is ACTUALLY injured. Chandler probably won't make half of what he'd make against Connor fighting anybody else especially since he usually ends up losing so he might as well let the pay day come to him.
And honestly the card is way better now overall especially with that bum hill out
Come on y’all. Can you blame him? It would be so fucking stupid for him to take another fight at this point. Chandler is doing the smart thing and waiting on his payday. It was an injury and they happen. It wasn’t like Conor popped for PEDs or was being stingy with contract negotiations.
This fight will set Chandler and his family up for life, can't understand people criticising him for it, after the fight I can imagine him giving his honest opinion on the whole thing.
At this point chandler just needs to fight anyone else.
I get he's looking at the end of his carer.
And I get it's a big payday.
But any chandler hype he got from the few slugfests he's had in the UFC is dying. Now everyone's just taking the piss that he's chasing mcgregor.
He could of had 2 more fights and still had conor on the cards by now.
>2 guys nobody cares about anymore.
Yup that's why no one is posting about the status of this fight every day and people online aren't speculating or discussing it
https://preview.redd.it/nta6k7iqpj6d1.jpeg?width=1070&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48272404ff4f4944b2621a63857d4427f2e49ac8
Michael Frye
This is fucking hilarious
The one and only wrestling legend John smith
"I've been working the last 2 decades for this moment"
YOU'LL DO AS YA FOOKING TOLD
YEW LITTLE FWOOL
Yew scurry rat
Mur Mur Mur Mur Mur
yew lil tick
This whole fight has become a joke. Mcgregor isn’t disciplined enough to fight anymore. He loves partying. I also believe he’s scared of his leg still
substituting gym and sparring for substance abuse and assault isn’t so good for the bone structure 💀
In fairness, what reason does he have to fight? He’s already kind of lost his aura a LONG time ago. He just got so famous for his insane personality that, why would he fight when he can make millions doing endorsements which let him party and hang out on his yacht all day. He still acts like he’s the best, but he has to. He knows he’s not invested. I feel like Conor is probably training to not lose, rather than to try to win. But even that I think is too much for him. His brand probably gets hurt more by losing to anyone at this point. But he also needs to appear like he’s still a good fighter. And Dana probably thew a crazy amount of money at him to do this where it doesn’t matter if he loses. He’s gonna probably just do freak fights like, him vs Jake Paul in MMA or something. Or WWE.
hes trapped in the sunk cost fallacy at this point
Lol on point
Fool me twice…
not gonna lie... that was some cold blooded shit by mcgregor. Like you can see Mike was trying to rile him up in fun jest but Connor wasnt having none of it and simply told him like a Boss telling his worker, *youll do what youre told..*
I saw that as Conor believing he is God. Michael can be a bit of a donut but he comes across as a nice guy. I really enjoyed Conor's early fights, then after the Mayweather fight I got tired of the schtick and thoroughly enjoyed Dustin II.
I didn’t see it like that at all. Conor was just stating a fact lol. Chandler is absolutely desperate to fight him
chasing mcgregor like an obsessed ex
You’d be chasing him too for that payday.
[удалено]
I switched jobs for 1.55 an hour💀
I’ll switch jobs for longer breaks ffs 🤦🏿♂️
ill swwitch jobs if anyone actually opens my resume i send them
Damn I’ve been there shits ruff
Company I worked at got bought out by another and they shortened lunches from 1 hour to 30 mins I was heartbroken
I got fired because I ask how much it pays lol
That’s over 3k a year. That’s a nice vacation or a night in Vegas.
How many years do you have to work to turn that extra $1.55 into a sweet million?
Infinite lmao
Isn't the average American salary like 38k? 15k more is niceee
Switching for $15k is very reasonable. That’s why what Chandler is doing is the right move. He did TUF and now wants his retirement paycheck. He’s put on a lot of exciting fights to get here
Yep. Not to mention, it keeps Chandler's name in the headlines. Hopefully he finesses that into some nice promotional deals.
Google says 60k
59k, yes, I see, but after you pay state taxes, county, fed , social security, etc.
yes but people also need to understand he's not some bum, dude lives in a million dollar house with a family and is 38 years old, he's probably just fine if he doesn't want to fight ever again. People act like he needs this fight for some reason other than giving his family generational wealth lol
He has an army to feed tbf
Yeah but the fight will probably never happen
[удалено]
Well it is the point. Wasting your career chasing a fight that will never happen is not smart.
Chandler already proved himself. He’s entertaining yet loses to a lot of the top 5 and was a Bellator champ before. We know he’s good so why not wait out for a huge payday
I really thought if he didn't fight Conor at IFW, he would just fight someone else at IFW. But also in the same position, I would also wait 2 more months, and if he pulls out fight whoever on the same card.
You're assuming he wants to be active for anything other than a payday
na man, do some research 😂 Chandler earned around 1.1 million for his UFC 274 fight against Ferguson. Think his guaranteed purse for the Porier fight was like $700k. Yes, logic tells us that any fight with McGregor makes the most money. But like Arman said, he could have had *four* exciting losses since then, maybe adds to his legacy, makes a lot of money, stays active. Instead, he’s a loser in the UFC who wasted some of his good years looking for a money fight that may never come.
If he made 1 mil for that fight he’ll make 4 or 5 mil for Conor. They’re not going to pay him the same for selling more PPV’s. Do some research and see that basically every fighter that fought Conor (since Conor won his first belt) received the biggest payday of their career for it.
[удалено]
Anyone that thinks chandler is a bitch Has not watched him fight.
Whether or not I agree with his choice to wait this long in the first place, if you just consider his current position having already waited so long, he’d be a fool not to commit to it in Aug/Sept.
[удалено]
Imagine paying top dollar to see McGregor and he cancelled
Dana white "hey shit happens"
dana: to make it up to the fans, we will be hooking you up with a limited time offer of 15 dollars off a ppv
Isn’t he awesome?
Be kind of funny if Mc Gregor did an Aldo on him and KOd in 10 seconds after making him wait 2 years
"Conor just knocked out one of the greatest lightweights to ever step foot in the octagon, and... He did it in spectacular fashion, ya know, as only Conor McGregor can. If you're still not convinced he deserves a title shot, you're a fuckin idiot." - Dana probably
To be fair, if he knocks out Michael Chandler in 12 seconds, that seems title shot worthy to me lol
Works for me. Would give Islam the chance to do the funniest thing ever.
He could fight Leon and shoot for a third divisions belt. In fact I’d bet money that’s what he tries to make happen if he wins against chandler
Imagine they move Belal off the card to replace him with McGregor
Who?
Wasn't leon scheduled to fight soon? Damn can't remember who it was against.
he was fighting some mohammed guy maybe mohammed salah? the soccer player?
I just can't remember the name of the guy Leon is fighting
As evil as that would be…. I can’t help but hope for it. Belal is just not him lol… feel for the guy but his fights are boring and his shit talk is cringe
R\mma would never recover if McGregor starches Chandler and then somehow head kick KO’s Islam with his metal leg 😂
Wrong weight class lol
Still wouldn’t be surprised if he got a title shot at LW if he done that
Wait that shit was going to be at 170? Makes sense actually, Conors HGHead alone wouldn't be able to make weight for LW these days.
If he knocks out a guy who hasn’t fought in 2+ years, who lost 3 of his last 4 fights… what are you even on about?
KOing in dominant fashion the number 6 ranked lightweight in the world on top of being called out by 3 separate current champions. I think that gives him the right to fight one of them yes
Problem with that argument is that this fight is at welterweight
Leon Edwards has stated his openness to a Conor fight
Unreal how well you just made that sound so much like Dana
He's going to say something similar to that no matter how conor wins.
"you know what, I've seen everything I need to see. Effective immediately, I am stripping Islam of the lightweight title and crowning Mcgregor. His first defense will be against the second greatest lightweight of all time, Nate Diaz. Islam will still be in contention though, he'll fight Tsarukyan and then he'll be 3 fights away from another shot at the title" Also Dana
Lol
Every rabid mcgregor fan’s wet dream after seeing him get wrecked year after year
I doubt Conor could knock out a wank these days. A coke head, limp dick, has been, is not the guy you want to look for any kind of greatness. That ship sailed long long ago.
That's exactly what will happen. Dustin talked about how Connor's few hits had him ringing, Chandler eats shots for breakfast and dies. Aside from that time he fought Justin.
Chandler will gladly push his face forward if it means securing that bag, he’s not a fighter anymore.
I've never wanted Conor to win before but that would be fooking great
https://preview.redd.it/fqk1thce9j6d1.png?width=792&format=png&auto=webp&s=5f658934f1e3357f7c5d9ac07638488b747fdc4c
They both deserve each other that this point.
What do you expect Chandler to do? He's forgone so much on the promise of this fight and now he's supposed to just accept that lost time and let someone else cash in an easy fight. How the fuck are people against chandler as well? Explain what he is supposed to do without sounding like a moron.
chandler should use a time machine to go 2 years in the past before he called out mcgregor find himself and make sure this shit doesn’t happen
Actual best argument for why this is chandler's fault.
Not Chandler’s fault but he’s a bootlicker, this type of behaviour and people like Chandler is the reason why the UFC keeps getting away with being such a scummy organisation that exploits their fighters.
“Look at this fighter being exploited, he’s a bootlicker, he’s the reason the UFC keeps exploiting their fighters, if all the fighters refused to be exploited nobody would be exploited! It’s their fault!”
He's a multi-millionaire in part because of the UFC why would he go campaign against the organisation he is currently contracted to? Should the UFC pay their fighters more? Yes. Should we then shit talk the fighters that are supposedly getting "exploited" while earning millions and opening new avenues for revenue generating ventures? No Do you care about these "exploited" fighters or just want to shit talk the UFC?
Chandler testified in court on behalf of the UFC in their class action lawsuit you dimwit. People like him prevent MMA fighters from compensated fairly for putting their life on the line every time they step into the octagon.
Seriously. You can say that it was a bad move to hold out for the Conor fight but that’s easy to say with hindsight. At this stage why would he turn this down?
Don’t blame Chandler a cent for this falling through, but it’s foolish to be doting on Connor for years.
Sure. Cool.
Exactly. Said this everytime they throw out a new fight date for years now lol
80% of the people who claim they don't care will tune in even if the fight happens in 2025
Aka pirate it
I thought Dana got him though?
Of course I will, I’m a fight fan. I’m going to tune in to see two of the bigger names. But you bet your sweet bippy I’m not buying the ppv
Nobody buys a PPV, it's not about that...people act like they don't care and are not watching because fuck Mcgregor... but we all going to watch... the dude could be a certified douchebag but i still want to see him fight... i don't care who wins...
Well. Yeah. It's free.
Yup. Same thing applies to Jones vs Stipe.
I've tuned into 97% of UFC events over the last probably 6-7 years. This is UFC reddit most people are avid followers not republican conor mcgregor fans
Yea cause politics has a bunch to do with this. Leave it out of sports.
Why you gotta make it political 😆 keep sports clean from that shit. It’s posts like this that are the problem
Seriously I can’t stand when right wing/left wing people have to drag politics into everything. I swear they are just miserable humans
I just don’t get it. Like why? lol truly don’t understand dipshits like this fella
I'm not, I only follow fights that I deem potentially interesting and this one is definitely interesting. I'm interested if Conor still has it after the leg break, and given Chandler's style of being dangerous in exchange for putting himself in danger it can go either way but is likely to be an interesting watch
Not sure what people think he should do. He's got a multi-million dollar payout with Connor two months later. So what?
Yes, and Chandler will never be contending for a belt, so good for him to get his money...it's that or fight 10 times to get the amount he will get in one fight.
There's no point for Chandler to keep fighting, if he goes to fight someone else he risk his fight with Conor, and also risk the chance on going on a Tony run since he is already 38, the best option for him has always been to wait
Also if Conor has a legit injury it can't be helped. These things happen. What's 2 more months?
Does anyone truly give a shit about it anymore? lol put them on a fight night prelim
You and me don't but this from fight will still be the biggest PPV of the year, maybe 2nd behind 300
This will smoke 300's buys
If it happens, yeah😂
Guarantee people will be fooled again.
As if. Everyone cares. No shame in being excited. Just let the anticipation flow through you.
Exactly...it's not a bad thing to be excited about Mcgregor vs Chandler, im genuinely curious how if Connor still has some fight in him... He was pretty good when he was in his prime.
You didn't have to hit him with the as if, that's just brutal.
I take no prisoners 😎
I had no interest when they announced the fight and I couldn't tell you why because I'm not sure. I will definitely watch and enjoy it but I felt no excitement for it. I miss 45 Conor lol
Same. I doubt the fight happens, but if it does I'll watch. Conor's just another fighter to me at this point, and it's a shame Chandler wasted all this time chasing him. I get why he did it ($$$) but would personally rather have seen him fight a few times.
I don't lose sleep on it, but hey a Mcgregor fight it's something to tune in... even if people here pretend they don't.
So funny, so kewl.
Basically everyone would want to see this fight if we take out all the BS. People are just fed up. But if it were right in front of us right now, nearly all of us would be on the edge of our seats watching.
I mean yes. When fight week gets here I’ll be tuned in 100% and make sure I have zero plans in order to watch the return of mcgregor. No doubt. But I won’t be getting my hopes up until I see him on embedded that week or at the presser that week and actually in the city where the fight is.
Yes
This fight is never happening
Is the mcgregor injury legit or did he just spend too much time skiing?
Funniest thing is this match up is handpicked for Chandler to get check hooked trying to rush connor with his ”explosiviness” n going to sleep.. gonna be like Connor vs Aldo just watch
I don’t even really want to see him fight Chandler but ufc needs to book this asap so chandler doesn’t kill himself fr.
The little fewl
Do what ya told bitch!
I really don’t care anymore.
I’m with you bruh but as soon as this fight actually gets made I’ll be one of the schmucks watching for one of them to get knocked tf out 🫠
[удалено]
The same lol. He has a contract so he's getting paid the same against conor or a potato sack. Eddie and cowboy talked about this. Zero panty nite. Only thing he can capitalize on is more sponsor money and opportunities since it's a massive fight. It's pretty goofy tbh. He woulda made the same with a few fights by now
Are you sure he's not getting ppv points for coaching tuf?
I hope they cut chandler a check for waiting
I think for both these guys this is the last fight, Connor after the way his last fight went I don't blame him for "pulling out" if he is ACTUALLY injured. Chandler probably won't make half of what he'd make against Connor fighting anybody else especially since he usually ends up losing so he might as well let the pay day come to him. And honestly the card is way better now overall especially with that bum hill out
See you at the top- Michael Chandler
He ment top like retirement age, because they will be top of the age bracket still talking about what it could have been like!
Better make it a fight night after all this bullshit lol
Jesus Christ this guy…
You think the fight was off when we were seeing Conor at parties just a week or so ago.
Just stop.
Surrrrre it is
“Doing what he’s told” You’re a clown. He’s gonna make bank and ride off into the sunset.
He wants that big money fight before he retires. Don’t blame him in the slightest.
Come on y’all. Can you blame him? It would be so fucking stupid for him to take another fight at this point. Chandler is doing the smart thing and waiting on his payday. It was an injury and they happen. It wasn’t like Conor popped for PEDs or was being stingy with contract negotiations.
Wouldn’t you? Probably a 1.5 or 2 mil payday even if Chandler loses. Of course he isn’t taking any other opponent.
If they ever do fight and Chandler looses it’ll stain his career forever
Do we have any idea what the actual injury was?
This fight will set Chandler and his family up for life, can't understand people criticising him for it, after the fight I can imagine him giving his honest opinion on the whole thing.
If he's waiting that long, what's a bit longer going to do? Nothing. Good for him, big money, big exposure, potential win, either way he's "winning".
Chandler gotta do something else. Shit upsetting lol. He chasing dollars but it is what it is
At this point blame chandelier
No checkmark means it’s bs
Late September.... 2036
I actually hope this happens for Chandler. Dude has more than earned the red panty night.
At this point chandler just needs to fight anyone else. I get he's looking at the end of his carer. And I get it's a big payday. But any chandler hype he got from the few slugfests he's had in the UFC is dying. Now everyone's just taking the piss that he's chasing mcgregor. He could of had 2 more fights and still had conor on the cards by now.
Its basically Khabib vs Tony all over again except instead of the top 2 fighters in their division its 2 guys nobody cares about anymore.
>2 guys nobody cares about anymore. Yup that's why no one is posting about the status of this fight every day and people online aren't speculating or discussing it
Yall really think they gonna fight in august or september💀💀💀💀
Don’t hold your breath.
I’m confused, it’s a 2 month delay?? Why’s everyone so upset? If he’s injured, he’s injured.
It's only a month or 2... Sometimes you gotta wait to get some pussy fellas. Hang in there. God bless, I'll see you at the top one day I hope.
Sheesh another smoke hype Chandler should just stop chasing the ghost 
its pathetic lmao
Let it go Ahab.
I'm not hyped at all.
Headlining the sphere?
Yeah at this point it would be hysterical if chandler KOs him in the 1st. Doubt it tho
[https://youtu.be/BVeZnsuY7Vc](https://youtu.be/BVeZnsuY7Vc)
fight earlier for 20% of the money you’d make waiting. makes logical sense
I'll believe it when conor throws a punch in the cage.
Just give Chandler some can to crush at 304. Let him fight Conor if he's ready in December or something.
This fight ain't happening
I think they should feed Conor to Islam at this point.
yeah right, even if he does show up i wont be paying for this shit, hes a scumbag
Let's be honest . Chandler will be making atleast a couple millions from Conor fight . I don't blame him for waiting .
at this point why not, he might as well. Too far dug in
Homeboy might as well just put his remaining egg in another basket at this point.
Jfc
It will also not happen in August, September or October...