Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler fight in lightweight division
This is the native division for both athletes.
The other day, the head of the UFC Dana White announced the first fight of Conor McGregor after his return to the octagon.
The Irishman is expected to fight American fighter Michael Chandler in September. And, at welterweight.
Then many experts were perplexed. If for Conor, who had grown heavier during his absence, this looked logical, then for the lightweight Chandler, it was not entirely correct.
Why not then offer McGregor some of the current welterweights as rivals?
Apparently, Dana White and his assistants also analyzed the situation, and here the businessman announced as part of the Pat McAfee show: “The fight will take place in lightweight? Yes".
At the same time, the date of the fight, the venue and the status of the fight have not yet been determined. “Now I can’t say if the winner will get the right to be a contender for a title fight,” White explained.