“If Conor isn’t up to par…” UFC veteran predicts McGregor’s comeback fight

In the best years of his career, McGregor, on the other hand, excelled in counter-attacks and was gifted with excellent reactions. Chandler’s aggressive style is very handy for a fighter like McGregor once was. However, Brown is not convinced that McGregor still has the talent that once helped him become a two-division champion.

“In his ‘peak’, Conor would have been happy to fight Chandler, but is Conor still the same fighter? Chandler is a goddamn cannonball, so Conor will have to train hard,” Brown said.

Over the years, both fans and observers have asked the same question about McGregor – why is he still fighting? Brown also isn’t convinced that McGregor, who is by far the UFC’s highest-paid fighter of all time, still has the drive to step into the Octagon.

“Conor is no doubt a great businessman, but I’ve heard rumors that the UFC is trying to keep him. I wonder if that will be an influencing factor in any way. If so, how much? There’s also the old saying that a wrestler’s goal is to climb the ladder go up in clogs and come down in silk slippers. It looks like Connor’s walking in silk slippers, but Chandler’s going to push him down those stairs,” Brown continued.

With the UFC’s desire to retain McGregor, Brown likely had in mind the rumors that it was in the UFC’s best interest to extend McGregor’s contract as long as possible so that by the time the Irishman became a free agent, he would already be too old for high-profile fights in other organizations or in the boxing ring. .

“We don’t know who Conor is going to show up on this fight show. In the case of Chandler, we know what to expect from him,” Brown concluded.

McGregor, 35, has amassed 22 wins and six losses in his professional MMA career. On the other hand, 37-year-old Chandler has 23 wins and eight losses.