Former lightweight championship challenger, Michael Chandler has confirmed his long-anticipated fight with former two-weight UFC titleholder, Conor McGregor is a-go for this summer, claiming he has been officially informed of a plan to book a clash in the coming months.
Chandler, the current number six ranked lightweight contender, has been out of action since he succumbed to a late third round rear-naked choke submission loss to common-foe, Dustin Poirier at Madison Square Garden in late 2022.
As for McGregor, the former undisputed lightweight and featherweight champion has himself yet to feature since he headlined UFC 264 against the above-mentioned Lafayette striker in the pair’s trilogy rubber match – suffering a fractured left tibia and fibula, resulting in a doctor’s stoppage TKO defeat.