{"id":112796,"date":"2024-10-11T05:26:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112796"},"modified":"2024-10-11T05:26:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T22:26:50","slug":"mcgregor-wants-chandler-but-poirier-diaz-grudge-matches-beckon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=112796","title":{"rendered":"McGregor wants Chandler but Poirier, Diaz grudge matches beckon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/hale_andreas.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Andreas Hale, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">Oct 10, 2024, 05:42 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a data-player-guid=\"d715f512-b3a9-74f0-a760-d66701cfb199\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/3022677\/conor-mcgregor\">Conor McGregor<\/a> has already started mapping out his return to the UFC in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After being forced out of his June matchup with <a data-player-guid=\"8ced575f-15cf-4616-bf37-b6c113dc66de\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/2504988\/michael-chandler\">Michael Chandler<\/a> because of an injured toe, the former two-division champion has been chomping at the bit for his opportunity to return to the Octagon for the first time in nearly four years.<\/p>\n<p>With Chandler booked for a rematch with <a data-player-guid=\"8989cfe6-e393-a834-a54b-9de5d5a26e44\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/2504169\/charles-oliveira\">Charles Oliveira<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fightcenter\/_\/id\/600049124\/league\/ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC 309<\/a> in November, McGregor has started to weigh his options.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re looking for the date,&#8221; McGregor said in an interview with The Schmo. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to square it away with Michael Chandler. You know, I&#8217;d like to get Chandler in. We&#8217;ve had our beef. It&#8217;s not settled. He has a match scheduled. I would like to fight before he&#8217;s recovered. There&#8217;s a few names in the line at the minute. There&#8217;s a few names being discussed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chandler recently told ESPN that a fight with McGregor is still in the plans for 2025. However, McGregor doesn&#8217;t plan to wait on Chandler&#8217;s availability before returning to the Octagon. Instead, the Irishman has unfinished business with two rivals that he would like to have settled for his return: <a data-player-guid=\"a3c0f543-a658-cb1a-216d-43e224368074\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/2335679\/nate-diaz\">Nate Diaz<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"d2f9674e-3717-5a71-8681-95fd39f91d46\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/2506549\/dustin-poirier\">Dustin Poirier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both of them. Both,&#8221; McGregor said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a must, for sure. The Dustin one is not settled, it&#8217;s 1-1-1. And the Diaz one is also 1-1. Two big blockbuster matches and I&#8217;m excited to get them locked in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McGregor&#8217;s last appearance in the UFC was in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/31798195\/dustin-poirier-wins-trilogy-rematch-tko-conor-mcgregor-injures-leg-round-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trilogy fight<\/a> with Poirier in 2021. He broke his leg at the end of the first round and hasn&#8217;t been back in action since. His storied rivalry with Diaz is also a consideration. Diaz famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/14912466\/nate-diaz-defeats-conor-mcgregor-submission-second-round-ufc-196-main-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submitted<\/a> McGregor in the second round of their 2016 fight, in which McGregor was a significant betting favorite. The two had an immediate rematch later that year and McGregor won a narrow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/17357665\/conor-mcgregor-defeats-nate-diaz-majority-decision-ufc-202-main-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">majority decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Poirier is currently weighing his options for what could potentially be his final fight following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/40260775\/islam-makhachev-submits-dustin-poirier-retain-ufc-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submission loss<\/a> to lightweight champion <a data-player-guid=\"0307627d-bc0e-007f-26b4-11aa3895374d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/3332412\/islam-makhachev\">Islam Makhachev<\/a> in June. Diaz left the UFC in 2022 to pursue boxing matches with <a data-player-guid=\"693715fa-6a0d-3abd-81cb-19842decc27f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/5123196\/jake-paul\">Jake Paul<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"564f0a09-4826-6861-cd4d-39e6e0eb6dcf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/fighter\/_\/id\/2500857\/jorge-masvidal\">Jorge Masvidal<\/a>. 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