{"id":365985,"date":"2026-07-14T05:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=365985"},"modified":"2026-07-14T05:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T23:50:25","slug":"conor-mcgregor-told-to-finally-fight-michael-chandler-if-he-returns-for-one-more-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/conor-mcgregor-told-to-finally-fight-michael-chandler-if-he-returns-for-one-more-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor told to finally fight Michael Chandler if he returns for one more fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Conor McGregor has been told to honor his word if he decides to return again.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This past Saturday, Conor McGregor\u2018s return to motion ended disastrously when he injured his knee within the opening seconds of his UFC 329 principal event against Max Holloway.<\/p>\n

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The Irishman limped out of the world without even changing out of his fight shorts while looking extremely emotional after such a disappointing end.<\/p>\n

Despite now being 37 years old and at the top of his profession, McGregor immediately declared his plan to return once his injury is healed.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s next for Conor McGregor after UFC 329?<\/h3>\n

‘Notorious’ suffered a serious knee injury moments into his comeback fight against Max Holloway.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Israel Adesanya tells McGregor to fight Michael Chandler<\/h2>\n

This Monday morning, the Irishman revealed that he’ll undergo surgery to repair his injured right knee, stating that he’ll return once it has healed to fight out his UFC contract.<\/p>\n

Holloway stays adamant that he’s willing to attend for \u2018The Notorious\u2019 to return in order that they will settle their rivalry with a trilogy.<\/p>\n

Despite that, former UFC champion Israel Adesanya has told McGregor that he must finally fight Michael Chandler if he’s to return again.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sort of picked at his glove for a second so I believed, is he gonna retire? I don\u2019t think so, though,\u201d Adesanya said on the Mightycast.<\/p>\n

\u201cA fight with Max again after five years layoff, you\u2019re fighting at the highest of the heap, among the best, that\u2019s a tough fight to return back against. I say if he does determine to return back in a while, Chandler can be the one fight that is sensible.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sort of owes Chandler that fight. He honey-d\u2014\u2013 him for 2 or three years while Chandler was waiting for the big-money fight. So in any case this time, it\u2019d be good for them to finally settle the rating.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That can likely be music to \u2018Iron\u2019 Mike\u2019s ears as he’s riding a four-fight losing streak coming towards the top of his profession in the game.<\/p>\n

And with it being the ultimate fight on McGregor\u2019s UFC contract, it looks as if one among the one competitive fights the promotion could make for each fighters at this stage of their respective careers.<\/p>\n

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