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Michael Chandler is still focused on fighting Conor McGregor his next time out.<\/p>\n

Michael Chandler (23-7 MMA) is just coming off a knockout<\/a> victory over Tony Ferguson (25-7 MMA) at UFC 274 in May of this year. Prior to the win, ‘Iron’ had 2 losses in a row, to Justin Gaethje (23-4 MMA) and Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) respectively.<\/p>\n

In speaking with ‘TMZ Sports’, Chandler opened up about what’s next:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not here for internet beefs. I did say I\u2019m not here for a long time, I\u2019m here for a good time, and I\u2019m going to have a good time, but man that Justin Gaethje fight is going to be there forever. That Poirier fight is going to be there forever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing, when asked about if the McGregor fight makes sense to be top of his list Chandler said (h\/t MMAFighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it does. Obviously I think the biggest thing for Conor is timeline. The guy snapped his leg. It wasn\u2019t a small injury. It required surgery, maybe multiple surgery, a titanium rod going in and all that stuff. As you\u2019ve seen my pursuit of the Conor McGregor fight, the Chandler vs. Conor fight, in my pursuit I\u2019m not going to be throwing stones at the guy. The guy completely shattered his leg and it was literally just a year ago. Have people come back quicker than he\u2019s going to come back? Yes, probably, but we don\u2019t know the extent of Conor\u2019s injury. All we know is he snapped it last July. We\u2019ve seen him post some stuff on social media, we\u2019ve seen he\u2019s getting back to training, but the sport is better and the organization and the lightweight division is better when Conor McGregor is a part of it. That being said, he needs to come back at the right time.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Believing it would be the ‘biggest fight in MMA’, Michael Chandler continued:<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think it opens the door if Conor\u2019s coming back any time soon. I\u2019m not booked right now. If Conor\u2019s coming back anytime soon I think me and Conor would make some fireworks and I think it\u2019s the fight fans want to see. I think it\u2019s the biggest fight that we can make in mixed martial arts right now and I try to say that as humbly as possible, but I think it\u2019s a huge fight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Confirming he would wait until January or February if Conor can get clearance to fight, Chandler concluded:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if Conor came out tomorrow, or his management or his doctor, came out tomorrow and said Conor will definitely be back January for sure, and then subsequently he comes out and says he wants to fight me, I\u2019ll definitely wait until January or February. But at this point if he\u2019s not coming back and there\u2019s no guarantee that that fight is happening to put those pieces of the puzzle together, to make sure those two stars align, at the right time at the right place, I would probably have to move on. But I think me and Conor happens no matter what, eventually. It\u2019s going to happen down the line.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Would you like to see a Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler match-up next?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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