A week after Conor McGregor claimed that he’ll be fighting Michael Chandler at 185lbs in June, his opponent has now given his thoughts on his rival making him fight two divisions above his natural weight class.
“In his mind, he can’t fight at 170 [pounds], because I called him out at 170,” Chandler explained to ESPN. “He had to say 185. … He always wants to establish dominance, to make people think that I am less than him, and that’s fine. I’ll take that all day long, because I’m confident in myself, and I don’t have an ego.
“I have no problem with what people say. I have no problem with people’s opinions. Everybody’s got an opinion, and who cares? … I’ll take that ‘back seat’ to him the entire time, and if he thinks he’s taking a fight against a lesser man, then so be it. He’ll find out on June 29.”
Despite McGregor’s New Years Eve announcement the fight has yet to be officially announced, but Chandler is taking it seriously and is now preparing to head into camp for the long-awaited clash.
“We all know it’s never 100 percent officially confirmed until we actually step in the Octagon, but obviously my team has been in touch with the UFC. June 29 is what I’m preparing for. I’m leaving my family to head down to Florida to get into fight camp — the fight camp that has been looming now for a year.”
