“So, if he goes out there and beats Michael Chandler, who’s one of the top-ranked lightweights on the planet, and he does it in exciting fashion, I’ll be honest, I’d have no problem with him fighting for the belt. McGregor vs. Chandler, I’m excited. Take my money already.”

Chandler has been targeting a McGregor showdown since his arrival in the promotion in Jan. 2021, whether at 155 or 170 pounds. It looked like “Iron” was again out of luck as just a few weeks ago, his past foe Tony Ferguson was the one most linked to being McGregor’s next dance partner.

In terms of danger and current divisional status, Chandler outweighs Ferguson at this stage and is on the list of people to set “El Cucuy” back. Ferguson has been on a losing streak of five fights and Chandler is already feeling the pain. Bisping’s former champion in middleweight can’t help but praise the Irishman for his participation in matchmaking.

” I respect McGregor for taking on this fight,” Bisping stated of McGregor. “There were easier fights for him to take. There was a rumor that McGregor was going to go up against Tony Ferguson.

“Tony Ferguson would’ve been — with respect to Tony — a kind of more winnable fight … It’s a tough fight for McGregor. He’s been away for a while. He’s getting older. He’s been partying a bit. He took a picture of his leg. He’s got up to 170 [pounds], 185, 205, whatever he weighs. Now, if the fight takes place at 155, he’s gotta lose all that mass. It’s time to stop taking all those supplements. He needs to get back in shape and stay focused .

There is currently no date set for McGregor’s vs. Chandler match-up. McGregor still needs to re-enter the USADA testing pool after exiting in 2022.

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