A top UFC Lightweight thinks Conor McGregor did more damage to Michael Chandler’s career than Paddy Pimblett.
735 days. That’s how long Michael Chandler was out for in between his fights with Dustin Poirier and Charles Oliveira. Chandler spent much of that time on ‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’ coaching and preparing for Conor McGregor, who he was supposed to fight afterwards.
Though, the highly-anticipated McGregor payday never came through for Chandler, the Irishman withdrawing from their scheduled bout at UFC 303 last summer due to a toe injury.
McGregor vs. Chandler wouldn’t be rescheduled with Chandler ultimately deciding to move on.
‘Iron’ fought and lost to Charles Oliveira off a two-year layoff and most recently Paddy Pimblett at UFC 314, where he was finished in the third round.
Talk about a run of bad luck.
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Renato Moicano says Michael Chandler’s downfall is Conor McGregor’s fault
At 38 years old, Michael Chandler is on the worst losing skid of his career, hearing many calls for retirement.
While some are quick to blame Chandler’s downfall on his inactivity, former UFC title challenger Renato Moicano believes the fault lies with Conor McGregor.
“A lot of people are gonna trash on me because I’m trashing Michael Chandler,” Moicano said on the Show Me The Money Podcast.
“But in reality, McGregor destroyed his career, bro.
“I think that was f****** McGregor’s fault.
“Two years without fighting, waiting, waiting, waiting… plus at his age, you know?”
Renato Moicano: ‘You can not count on Conor McGregor’
A 33-fight veteran of the game, Chandler isn’t getting any younger with his lopsided performance against Paddy Pimblett showing it.
Chandler held out longer than he needed to for McGregor, the biggest fight of his career, but that being said the American did his part in getting to UFC 303 last summer injury-free.
McGregor’s withdrawal against Chandler was a career-first in the UFC. The superstar has not been booked to fight ever since.
“You can not count on McGregor,” Moicano said.
“He’s talking about being the f****** President of Ireland. Imagine that…”
