Conor McGregor has explained that Michael Chandler's fighting style and eagerness for a match-up is why he was chosen as the opponent for his long-awaited UFC comeback.
The Irishman hasn't fought since breaking his leg during a gruesome loss to Dustin Poirier in a trilogy bout in July 2021, and has been regularly called out by Chandler over the past year. But there has never been a particular aggression to his rival's shouts, meaning that their feud has an element of respect to it.
They will first compete as judges on season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter, which begins tonight, before stepping in the cage as opponents at the end of the year. And McGregor has explained that he is desperate to get consistency in his comeback after multiple years of injuries derailing his career.
