Former Bellator champ and former UFC lightweight title contender Michael Chandler, who has taken over the TUF coaching chair with Conor McGregor, is confident he will need no more than two rounds to deal with the former dual UFC champion.
“With the gong, I will be the first to be in the center of the octagon, and he will definitely be the first to step back, which is generally in line with his usual strategy, because he is not one of those fighters who always go forward,” the American fighter said in an interview with Barstool Sports . “He is very good at timing and distance and knows that I will be more offensive than defensive, so he will wait for his chance to strike.”
“However, I don’t think he’s objective about my speed and knockout power, and he’ll quickly figure that out when I hit. He will start to doubt his plan for the fight, and I will knock him out in a round and a half, in the second five minutes.
The day before, UFC President Dana White officially announced that the Irishman and the American will become coaches of the 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter, which will start filming in the near future.
A September coaching bout between McGregor and Chandler is rumored to headline a UFC numbered event to be announced shortly.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30703-majkl-chendler-dal-prognoz-na-boj-s-konorom-makgregorom.html?rand=19907
