Michael Chandler has declared the "competition starts now" ahead of his fight and coaching gig against UFC rival Conor McGregor.
Chandler, 36, will face former two-weight champion McGregor later this year after the pair coach against each other on The Ultimate Fighter. Filming for series 31 of the UFC's reality TV show will begin in May and Chandler is excited at the prospect of being in the presence of his soon-to-be opponent for six weeks.
"Conor is the fight that I wanted, he has expressed interest in wanting to fight me and now here we are," Chandler said on his YouTube channel. "The competition starts right now. We're going to be stuck together in the same city for a month, or month and a half, but the competition is 24/7 the entire time. I want to win this thing; I don't want to beat Conor later this year, I want to beat Conor badly on TUF. I don't even want him to win a fight."
