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Conor McGregor eyes welterweight title shot with win over Michael Chandler, plans to attend UFC 286 in London

Former two-weight undisputed UFC champion, Conor McGregor has claimed he would like to compete for a third Octagon championship at the welterweight limit of 170lbs should he defeat Michael Chandler later this year – confirming how he also plans to attend this weekend’s championship fight at the weight class at UFC 286 in London, England.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight titleholder, has been sidelined since July 2021, headlining UFC 264 against former interim champion, Dustin Poirier.

Dropping a first round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss in the pair’s trilogy rubber-match, Conor McGregor fractured his left tibia and fibula in the final stages of the opening frame.