Former UFC double-champion Conor McGregor is back on the tweet-and-delete spree.
who has yet to step foot in the Octagon since July 2021, is back on 'X' again, stirring the pot for a potential grudge match with ex-TUF rival Michael Chandler.
McGregor took to social media in a since-deleted tweet Saturday showcasing him simply taking a hat labeled "champ-champ" on and off for several seconds without saying a word, tagging Chandler in the tweet before deleting it. Although the tweet has been wiped from McGregor's timeline, it did not stop Chandler from taking a page out of McGregor's proverbial book and responding to the video, which was picked up by 'X' news account "Championship Rounds."Although the tweet is no longer in its original form, Chandler made his message abundantly clear that he still wants to fight McGregor, despite rumblings of him looking toward other options if McGregor didn't re-book the fight.
McGregor and Chandler were supposed to fight one another as the headliner to the UFC 303 pay-per-view in June, but it was postponed when McGregor suffered a toe injury weeks before the fight. UFC CEO Dana White and no UFC staffers have confirmed whether or not the fight will be rescheduled. In an interview with TNT Sports U.K., White was lastsaying he's "not even thinking" about McGregor's return and a potential timeline for a possible Chandler fight.
Given the UFC's intentions of its autumn schedule, it leaves the McGregor-Chandler fight with one realistic option – UFC 310. Although it does not have a confirmed date, it is expected that T-Mobile Arena will host the event, as has been the case every year for the last few years at year's end in Las Vegas.Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA.
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