McGregor and Chandler will serve as coaches in the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter." Afterward, they'll step into the Octagon.
That will change here in a few weeks, and those interactions -- or confrontations, if it gets to that point -- will help shape how the lead-up and the actual fight will go. [Patricio "Pitbull" Freire](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2532870/patricio-freire) in 2019 and rebounded with a knockout over [Sidney Outlaw](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4040925/sidney-outlaw) in Japan. [Justin Gaethje](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/3022345/justin-gaethje) and [Dustin Poirier](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2506549/dustin-poirier) and had the Knockout of the Year in 2022 against Ferguson. If he wins, Chandler would be thrust right back into the top of the lightweight pecking order as one of the biggest stars in the division. All eyes will be on the reality series, which will air all summer, to find out. Chandler was probably one or two punches away from stopping [Charles Oliveira](https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2504169/charles-oliveira) and becoming the lightweight champion in 2021, lest we not forget. Chandler lost the Bellator lightweight title to Chandler was in Fight of the Year candidates with He's more than proven in the UFC, though, that he can take massive shots by some of the hardest hitters in the division. The UFC gets to have McGregor on television to lift TUF ratings and promote the fight without having to set foot in the Octagon. He'll keep the fight standing and trade -- and have success -- with anybody. After the season, the coaches will likely fight at welterweight, with a date and location to be announced.
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor will compete against lightweight Michael Chandler as coaches in the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter" -- then ...
The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs Team Chandler Premieres On ESPN+ On Tuesday, May 30.
One of the most exciting fighters to ever grace the Octagon, "Iron" Michael Chandler has always left the fans on their feet and cheering on fight night, with his memorable outings against Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier among the best bouts ever seen in the lightweight division. In 2015, McGregor traveled to Las Vegas to coach a team of UFC prospects against Urijah Faber, and this year, he’s back to do it again. The two coaches will then square off in the Octagon on a date to be announced.
Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor will make his return as a coach on “The Ultimate Fighter,” president Dana White announced Saturday.
At this stage in his career, the 36-year-old wants the most lucrative fight possible. Chandler also makes sense based on his status in the division. Chandler can beat you on the ground — he was an All-American wrestler at Missouri — and on the feet. - Chandler is coming off a thrilling loss to Poirier in November. - McGregor last fought on July 10, 2021, losing to Dustin Poirier for the second consecutive time. Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor will make his return as a coach on “The Ultimate Fighter,” president Dana White announced Saturday.
The UFC star will return to face Michael Chandler as coaches and fighters in the new season of "The Ultimate Fighter".
McGregor is steadfast in his denial of all the accusations made by a guest on his boat,” the spokesperson said in a statement. White did not reveal a date or location for the fight, but said that details will be announced “soon.” The bout will most likely take place at 170 pounds. “Over six months ago an incident was alleged and after a police review, the matter was not pursued.
After weeks of rumors that Conor McGregor would be one of the coaches on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter," UFC president Dana White confirmed ...
Despite his lack of success in recent years and seemingly constant legal trouble, McGregor remains far and away the UFC's biggest star. White has long credited the fight between Griffin and Bonnar as integral in the UFC's growth. Michael Chandler will be the opposing coach, and the two veteran MMA stars will fight after the show concludes.
UFC and Conor McGregor were both dismissed by Liam McGregor in a Men's Health interview.
He gives Ireland a bad name,” Neeson said. And I know practitioners are always like, ‘No, you’re wrong! His answer should be read in his voice from the film Taken.
The "Marlowe" actor said the former professional fighting champion "gives Ireland a bad name."
Liam Neeson 'can't stand' the UFC and slammed star fighter Conor McGregor — find out why.
“I’d say the Guinness Factory, actually,” he revealed. “There’s a couple more I’m going to do this year — hopefully, COVID allowing us — there’s a couple in the pipeline and, then I think that will probably be it,” he When asked if he’d rather return to his boxing gig or his job as a Guinness factory worker, he chose the latter. He went on to diss the 34-year-old mixed martial arts champ. He was responding to a fan question who noted Neeson’s boxing history and wondered if Neeson enjoyed the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Conor McGregor. And I know the practitioners all say, ‘No, you’re wrong!
The actor didn't hold back when asked about the mixed martial arts sport.
I’ll tell you what we did the first day we had to take out lightsabers," he said. "The lightsaber fight in The Phantom Menace. No word yet on how McGregor's taking the jab (pun intended) but the UFC star at least has something to look forward to when he returns to the octagon soon. In that interview, Neeson also discussed his role in Star Wars and whether he would appear in a Star Wars spinoff (he had a one-word answer to that question), but it's his disdain for UFC that's drawing headlines. It's unclear how the topic of conversation came up, though Neeson's no stranger to throwing punishing haymakers in some of his best films. In fact, he hates it, and don't get him started on [Conor McGregor](https://www.etonline.com/people/conor-mcgregor).
The latest on Conor McGregor's next fight after UFC President Dana White announced his second involvement in The Ultimate Fighter.
If there is eventually a plan for the coaches to fight each other, then he would have to be in the testing pool at least six months and have two negative tests before any fight.” He will then fight Chandler at the end of the series. The finals of the competition involves the best of the best facing off for a UFC contract. Chandler described the challenge of being a coach on TUF as something he had been "wanting to do forever." Doing so would require six months of drug testing before he can compete again. The Ultimate Fighter is an MMA competition show in the form of a reality TV series.
The one-time UFC title challenger got his wish to fight Conor McGregor, but it'll have to wait until after they coach The Ultimate Fighter.
“And we are going to make the dreams come true of one of these young athletes to get signed by the UFC and get a UFC contract. Like his upcoming opponent, the ‘Notorious’ one has one win in his current UFC run, which came against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. In his next appearance, the Kill Cliff FC product was submitted by Dustin Poirier at UFC 281 in November. “The cat is out the bag. Once the season ends, they are expected to fight at a pay-per-view event near the end of the year. “It’s finally announced,” said Chandler in response to the TUF announcement.
Conor McGregor isn't flavor of the month with Liam Neeson, and the veteran actor has made his feelings about him and UFC clear.
Beyond that, though, the plot seems to follow the original, with Dalton soon discovering that “not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.” Although the original movie didn’t gain the greatest reviews, the film has gone on to become a cult movie with a dedicated following who will undoubtedly be looking for a punch-up if the movie doesn’t do right by the original. While putting down the sport with a couple of swift jabs, he also took a swing at McGregor, who he clearly isn’t a huge fan of either. One person who it seems won’t be watching is Hollywood veteran [Liam Neeson](https://movieweb.com/person/liam-neeson/), who recently took aim at McGregor and UFC, saying that the fighter “gives Ireland a bad name.”
Liam Neeson is not a fan of Conor McGregor, and he made his thoughts clear in a new interview with Men's Health, to which McGregor has seemingly responded.
He's got to be 71, 72, 73...' I'll stop at some stage." "And Ewan and I did this at the exact same time. I hate it." "I know he's fit, and I admire him for that. That's the next stage of the UFC. But I can't take it."