‘The Notorious’ Conor McGregor will be back in the UFC octagon after being away from the fight game for almost two years. McGregor hasn’t competed since his nasty leg break that he suffered in UFC 264 back in July 2021. During his absence, McGregor was called out by many fighters but the one he accepted was ‘Iron’ Michael Chandler against whom he will square off in the second half of this year.
British boxing legend Carl Froch recently called out the 34-year-old for a fight inside the cage. Froch, an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee is considered to be one of the best boxers to come out of the United Kingdom. With a professional record of 33-2, Froch over the course of his career won the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles in the super middleweight division. In an unexpected call-out, Froch recently had some things to say about McGregor, comically calling for a fight he said, “I’d fight Conor McGregor in the cage. I could be getting myself in trouble here or into a position I can’t wiggle out of, but I think I’d take him on in the cage. He’s too small.”
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McGregor who is known to take things far on twitter, didn’t take the call out seriously as he jokingly appealed famous boxing promoter Eddie Hearn to set up the fight. “Eddie Hearn, get this signed up, lad,” McGregor wrote with a laughing emoji.
How is Conor McGregor preparing for his next fight?
Conor McGregor will fight top lightweight contender Michael Chandler in late summer this year. The fight reportedly will not take place at lightweight as both the fighters will up the stakes and fight at the 170lb division. Talking about the fight McGregor said, “For Chandler, I’m just too slick for him, I’m too skilled for him, and he’s not fought someone like me. I’ve fought someone like him, though…It’s just in general. It’s the mixed martial arts style, right? The short wrestler. It’s just kind of MMA, isn’t it? It ain’t nothing peculiar…or unsure of. I’ve fought against that style (for) many, many years.”
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