Michael Chandler and Paddy Pinblett learned that the fight at UFC 314 is getting a bit of attention after Conor McGregor mentioned them on social media on Thursday.
The former two-division UFC champion, who has not competed since suffering a broken leg in the fight in 2021, posted training footage showing him working with one of his coaches, “I’m interested in the Chandler/Pinblett fight this weekend.” In response to a Twitter post at a UFC 314 Pre-Fight press conference, Chandler was there, and after becoming obsessed with the fight with McGregor, he coached and coached each other for most of the post-season two years. The ultimate fighter.
Unfortunately, no fight actually happened after McGregor broke his toe in training.
“I’m sure he’s watching,” Chandler said in response to McGregor’s message. “He’s watching and is very interested in coming back, but can he put together a training camp? That’s a real question. We don’t know.
“The organization’s first 26 months weighed six times and fought five times. Night fights, fights, fights, this year’s fights, debuts, knockouts this year, everything I do is to have a great fight. I’ll do that for you guys. Ultimate Fighter 31 And he will be impressed with my performance on a Saturday night. ”
After it was revealed that McGregor had not returned in a timely manner, Chandler booked a fight with Oliveira, but unfortunately things weren’t his way. Chandler ultimately lost his unanimous decision, but as mentioned earlier, he wasted no time accepting a fight with Pinblett for Saturday’s UFC 314 card from Miami.
As for Pimblett, it appears he’s happy to hear the news that McGregor is paying attention to his fight, but he doesn’t really care about the Irish superstar.
The matchup with Chandler is Pinblett’s biggest opportunity in UFC career and he won’t even be able to contemplate his battle with McGregor until he wins.
“I saw it obviously, I sent it by a pretty small number of people,” Pinbert said of McGregor’s message. “I welcome that fight, that’s where the money is.
“But I can’t see past Michael. I have to fight Michael on a Saturday night. I’ll win here. That’s all important.”
There were no specific indications about McGregor being likely to fight again, but he continues to bully his comeback, but now he is at least paying attention ahead of Chandler and Pinblett’s joint main event fight at UFC 314.