'DEFINITELY GAME'
Conor McGregor agrees to Michael Chandler fight after seeing rival’s brutal front kick KO of Tony Ferguson at UFC 274
CONOR MCGREGOR has accepted Michael Chandler's epic UFC 274 call-out.
Three-time Bellator lightweight champ Chandler made a beeline for The Notorious a matter of minutes after his stunning KO of Tony Ferguson.
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And the UFC's poster boy, who stayed up until the small hours of the morning to watch the stacked card, quickly accepted the bout offer.
He tweeted: "I’d have a nice knock off this guy, no doubt about it.
"A firework spectacle. I like the 170 shout also. Tipped him over.
"I’m definitely game to fight this guy at some stage in my career. I see it happening after tonight.
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"Congrats on a solid win Michael and another barnstormer."
Chandler's call out of MMA mogul McGregor - which was preceded by a message to fellow lightweights Justin Gaetheje and Charles Oliveira - was fired-up, to say the least.
He roared: "I'm ready to come back.
"The main event; there is not one MMA fan who doesn't want to see me rematch you Charles or rematch you Justin Gaethje.
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"If the UFC have a momentary lapse and give the title shot to someone else, I've got one dude on my mind.
"Conor McGregor, I am the most entertaining lightweight on the planet. I want you at your baddest and I want you at your best; you and me at 170lb."
McGregor, 33, hasn't set foot inside the octagon since breaking his leg in his rubber match with Dustin Poirier last July.
The Irishman has made a faster than expected recovery, but UFC president Dana White expects him to return to the cage in the autumn.
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The veteran promoter recently told SunSport: "We're looking at early fall, if everything goes right.
"If his leg heals right and he gets the clearance to really start training, then possibly early fall."
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