“I’m fine with April,” MMAJunkie quoted the Irishman as saying. “I’d prefer to do it sooner, but if you look at it honestly and realistically, I want to make a good run, and to do that I needed to fully recover. So it looks like it’s really going to be April.”
“I’ve been deprived of living my life for almost three years. After the defeat and injury, I’ve been sitting idle all that time. Did you hear what Alex Wolkanowski said? I have to get back to my lifestyle. This is my job. This whole thing is really frustrating for me, so I just want to hear a date. Give me a fight date, that’s all I need. I want to get back out there and get my act together. I want to be the best version of myself before I’m done with this.”
McGregor also confirmed that his opponent will be American Michael Chandler, with whom he co-starred on the set of the last season of TUF.
“He’s who they want to see in a fight with me and I’m not going to say no. I just need a date. I never turn down fights, and this time my opponent is going to be Chandler. It doesn’t really matter much to me. The main thing is to get back.”