Former UFC lightweight title contender Michael Chandler revealed that his upcoming fight against Conor McGregor could potentially be for a title in a new weight class.
The fight between McGregor and Chandler is set to take place on June 29 at UFC 303 in Paradise, USA.
Chandler said in an interview with TheMacLife:
That was one of the rumors as well, the 165 belt, obviously that has not happened.I would not be surprised if that bout agreement comes over and it says for the 165lb title. You never know because the UFC has to keep a lot of things secret. Even to us, right? It should be for a belt, but we’ll see if we can’t make one up.
Chandler last fought against Dustin Poirier in November 2022 at UFC 281. In that fight, Michael was defeated by a choke hold in the third round. He has 23 wins and eight losses on his record.
McGregor last went into the octagon against the same Poirier in July 2021 at UFC 264. This fight Conor lost by technical knockout after breaking his leg. He has 22 wins and six losses on his record.
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