Michael Chandler has spent more time speaking about Conor McGregor than any other UFC fighter during the long and drawn out process to get both of them inside the Octagon.
When “Iron” Mike agreed to take this golden opportunity to welcome “The Notorious” back, he probably didn’t expect to be constantly speaking about whether or not the Irishman will ever face him.
Though his UFC 303 withdrawal was due to an injury that McGregor made the call to not fight through after being gone for such a long time, his social media usage both before and after June 29 haven’t exactly painted the image of a professional who is working hard to make sure that he’s able to turn back the clock.
Between his usual social media sprees of criticizing others or being seen having a great time at various events, the Irishman’s behaviour hasn’t altered from the outside looking in.
Michael Chandler Says Conor McGregor’s Online Antics Aren’t A Major Concern
During a recent interview with Lucky Block following the recent social media exchanges between the two men, Chandler commented on whether McGregor’s online persona had him questioning whether the fight will ever happen.
He broke it down into the two main aspects of what you will usually see on McGregor’s platforms, explaining why both aren’t major concerns to him.
Chandler believes that while his posting on X has and always will be the same brand of scattergun insults followed by deleted posts.
Alongside that, he doesn’t see a huge issue with McGregor cutting lose and representing his various businesses when he doesn’t have a date secured for his eventual comeback.
“Conor lives his life the way that he wants to live his life. Conor is promoting two different liquor brands, so that’s tough — he needs to be seen with them. Obviously, if you look at it just from a social media standpoint, people think, ‘Man, he is definitely not dedicated.’ But if you guys expect him to be in a training camp right now as we speak, when there is no fight booked, then it’s unrealistic because every single fighter takes their hiatuses in different ways, whether it be drinking, whether it be going out, whether it be eating food that they want to indulge in, whether it’s staying out late. But yeah, there’s some concerning things that people have looked at and then called into question whether he’s coming back. I completely get that. I have a hunch that he is… I think he needs it for his own mental state.
“Also, deleted tweets have always been part of his brand. It’s always a part of his brand. He’s like, ‘I’m gonna tweet this. I’m gonna let it sit there for 20 minutes. I’m gonna let the entire world screenshot it, record it, have everybody retweet it and talk about it. And then I’m gonna delete it just because he’s an egomaniac.’”
