Joe Rogan Gives Michael Chandler a Method Out of Humiliation With Conor McGregor Unfit; Factors Out Max Holloway for a Shot at Redemption – “Fight Somebody”

Michael Chandler has just about put his profession on maintain ready to struggle Conor McGregor. The previous Bellator champion final fought in November 2022 in a shedding trigger towards Dustin Poirier at UFC 281. After which, he appeared as head coach on final 12 months’s season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reverse the bombastic Irishman. Since then, he has been ready to struggle ‘Mac’.

Initially slated to struggle late final 12 months, the bout was punched again to this 12 months. Lastly, there was gentle on the finish of the tunnel because the UFC introduced the UFC 303 on June 29 for his or her much-awaited conflict. But, after the struggle was canceled on account of McGrgor breaking his pinkie toe, he must wait much more. However Joe Rogan thinks the Missouri native ought to transfer on.

Joe Rogan floats BMF title bout for Michael Chandler

Joe Rogan, on the JRE Battle Companion for UFC Saudi Arabia, was requested by Brendan Schaub what he thinks Chandler ought to do after McGregor pulled out of their UFC 303 conflict. “Joe let me ask you this, if you’re Michael Chandler, what do you do?” he requested.

And Rogan, with out a trace of hesitation, mentioned that he ought to transfer on from McGregor and struggle one other opponent. The primary cause for this was the truth that the previous Bellator champion has not fought, and subsequently, has not earned a paycheck from preventing in two years. The podcast host floated a BMF title bout towards Max Holloway, as an alternative.

“Fight somebody. Max Holloway, BMF, I hear people are talking about that fight, that’s an amazing fight. He needs money. You can’t not fight for two f***ing years,” Rogan mentioned.

Schaub reminded Rogan that Chandler was a veritable businessman and had a number of streams of income, which implies he has greater than sufficient cash and can be capable to comfortably look forward to McGregor to get wholesome once more. Rogan, nevertheless, was unconvinced.

The 56-year-old felt that even when Chandler was effectively taken care of financially, he had missed out on a number of probably seven-figure paydays by refusing to struggle, and felt that he shouldn’t resume his profession for his household if nothing else. “Wouldn’t it be nice if he was making millions over those two years? Like even if you’re doing well, two years is a long time, he’s got a family,” Rogan added.

However ‘Iron’ is prone to disregard the UFC commentator’s recommendation.

Why Chandler has determined to attend for Conor McGregor once more

Amid these requires Michael Chandler to maneuver on from preventing Conor McGregor, the Irishman took to Twitter not too long ago and gave one easy albeit convincing cause for ‘Iron’ to attend additional: cash. ‘Mac’ claimed that Chandler was getting paid ten occasions the quantity to struggle him than Chandler would earn from preventing another person.

“Chandler is getting paid 10x of what his contract states for other fights. Meaning he would need to fight 10 fights to make what he would make in this one. I’m The One,” he tweeted.

And that does certainly appear near the reality since Chandler, being the clever, business-savvy fighter that he’s, wouldn’t wait for 2 years, plus nevertheless many months McGregor takes to get better if he wasn’t being paid effectively. In any case, ‘red-panty night’ is a widely known phenomenon for fighters who face McGregor, with even reigning champ Islam Makhachev having admitted one would “have to be stupid to say no” to struggle the Irishman.

Chandler is 38 and the clock on his profession is ticking quickly, however a McGregor bout even when it takes two years is bound to be the largest payday of his profession. Which is why he might need determined to attend additional.