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Farah Hannoun

Michael Bisping: Middleweight isn’t Conor McGregor’s ‘optimal weight class,’ will hurt endurance

Michael Bisping believes fighting at 185 pounds would have a negative impact on Conor McGregor.

Although nothing has been made official, McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) announced that his comeback fight vs. Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will take place June 29 at middleweight – a division in which neither man has ever competed.

Bisping said McGregor might be big right now, but he doesn’t think the former UFC two-division champion is in shape.

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