At the UFC 303 event in late June, Conor McGregor will return to play for the first time in 3 years. His opponent is Michael Chandler. The two have agreed to compete for a long time, but the match has to back down the schedule for some unclear reasons. In addition, this match has some special features.
Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler will play in the Welterweight weight class, not Lightweight as before. This can help the winner in the upcoming match to be ranked among the first group boxers in this class. They also faced the chance to soon have the championship.
Sharing about the prospect of playing with Conor McGregor, the reigning UFC champion Welterweight Leon Edwards said: “This can happen if McGregor won Chandler. Give him the opportunity to become the first martial artist in UFC history to win the three -class championship.
In the past, McGregor has won UFC belts in Featherweight and Lightweight. This boxer also had time to rank Welterweight, but had failed. It was not until it was no longer able to squeeze the Lightweight class weight that McGregor decided to move completely to the new weight class.
“McGregor has the opportunity to win the belt, and I also have the opportunity to encounter a strong boxer like him. The event has such a match should take place in New York City. At that time, everything will be perfect,” Leon Edwards added.
Leon Edwards's statement takes place in the context of Welterweight's weight -to -weight weight rating boring because there are not many good boxers. Since Edwards won the belt from Kamaru Usman in August22, he has only protected the belt twice in 2 years. In addition, the Lightweight class focuses a lot of strong candidates.
Bringing Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler to Welterweight may be part of UFC's competitiveness. The appearance of two good fighters, and has a great attraction will help Welterweight attract more notable faces, as well as increase the opportunity for boxers to remain in Lightweight.