Conor McGregor has spoken out on his hopes to have two big fights in 2024 against Michael Chandler and Nate Diaz.
“Still holding hope for June 29,” McGregor wrote during a fan Q&A on Instagram. “Lack of action on it, however, is now causing lack of enthusiasm. I need a decision soon. I am the most tested athlete under this new regime. Yet no date to fight.
“The game is a bit lackluster also at present, which isn’t helping. I hope these next few cards pop and I get a date. Eliminate distractions and begin real work towards it.”
Asked if he was still interested in a trilogy fight with Nate Diaz too, McGregor confirmed that he’s targeting a September showdown with him at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
“I wish for this on Mexican Independence Day in The Sphere,” McGregor wrote. “Chandler [in] June, Diaz [in] September. I have let this be known.”
This all sounds good in theory, but turning all the talk into action is another thing entirely.
The 35-year-old McGregor had already declared back on New Years Eve last year that he would be fighting Chandler in June, but Dana White later revealed there was no truth to that.
It is worth noting however that McGregor’s latest talk of fighting Diaz in September comes not long after a recent post from Diaz stating that he wanted to fight on that card to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, and it would also tie in with a previous suggestion from White that McGregor was unlikely to return to action until the Fall season.
Given how many false dawn’s there has been with regards to McGregor’s comeback it would be unwise to bank on that, but even so Michael Chandler might start to feel some anxiety given that he’s now been sat out waiting for well over a year waiting on a fight with the Irish superstar that may never happen.
