Chandler will wrestle early this time...

[LoveSherdogThisTime]

But I think he will still try to please the crowd by suplexing him or just manhandling Conor early. He's going to waste a lot of energy and this might be his downfall again.

Let's hear your detailed predictions.

 

[Luthien]

Chandler will get lured into another brainless brawl
Just Bleed Gods will decide who wins that bloody mess

 

[ArtardFiesta]

chandler is a low iq fighter. he will swing wild and connor will catch him

 

[Tapatio]

I think Freestyle Canrat shoots from the locker room knowing he'd get sparked inside of one if he dared stand with Chandler

 

[humdizzle]

Its probably going to end up like the Aldo and Alvarez fights. Conor starches him.

Conor has good grappling defense, more than his haters like to give him credit for. And chandler is a low IQ fighter who will want to please the crowd.

 

[Benoitthegr8]

Chandler will realize that the expectation as a Jobber to the stars is for him to stand and bang, I’m just not honestly sure if McGregors power outside the realm of 145 will get the job done.

 

[Mind Mine]

Only suckers think that fight is definitely happening even enough to discuss strategy. Respectfully

 

[Egészségére!]

Chandler = bigger, better Mendes + full camp

Conor, barring some weirdness, is toast

 

[Mammothman]

I fucking hope so, he have let me down a couple of times by now

 

[Connection Lost]

My prediction is actually that Conor sparks Chandler early with a big left hand and then TKOs him with GnP strikes to the back of the head. Chandler is an incredible fighter and one of my absolute favorites but his weakness plays directly into Conors strength. He's hittable and I just don't see him being able to get a finish with grappling. If he doesnt go for a sub or GnP his only option is to lay and pray and from what I've seen he just doesn't have the patience and fight IQ to sustain a relentless wrestle heavy LnP gameplan.

I'm still in awe about this absolute fluke of a man enchanting so many normies. It's insane.
Conor loses in rd 1 or 2 by KO.

 

[Luthien]

Chandler = bigger, better Mendes + full camp

Chandler in every fight: Let me Roleplay as Mike Perry

 

[OldBoy91]

Honestly yeah. The fact that Chandler keeps openly telling anybody that will listen that he is planning to KO Conor on the feet, makes me think he's coming in with a wrestle heavy gameplan.

I think he will try to tire Conor out wrestling him for the first round or two. Then once Conor's lactic acid has built up he is going to embrace the crowd and his own ego and lack of fight IQ and go for a KO and either get it or get finished looking for it.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Only suckers think that fight is definitely happening even enough to discuss strategy. Respectfully

Agreed.

Get back to me when there’s an official date for the fight.

 

[ineverpost]

My prediction is actually that Conor sparks Chandler early with a big left hand and then TKOs him with GnP strikes to the back of the head. Chandler is an incredible fighter and one of my absolute favorites but his weakness plays directly into Conors strength. He's hittable and I just don't see him being able to get a finish with grappling. If he doesnt go for a sub or GnP his only option is to lay and pray and from what I've seen he just doesn't have the patience and fight IQ to sustain a relentless wrestle heavy LnP gameplan.

I don't see an early finish for Conor. His power is overrated and Chandler is a guy who up until now has shown ability to take a tremendous amount of punishment. If Conor shows up like the Conor of old he will win by TKO after punishing Chandler, but he needs to avoid brawling with him, because Chandler has the ability to beat anyone in that situation. He has lost a lot but has had his opponents in big trouble in every one of those fights. It could have wound up the other way.

 

[IronGolem007]

Im a Conor hater I just am worried because I want Chandler to win but he always finds a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

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[IronGolem007]

I don't see an early finish for Conor. His power is overrated and Chandler is a guy who up until now has shown ability to take a tremendous amount of punishment. If Conor shows up like the Conor of old he will win by TKO after punishing Chandler, but he needs to avoid brawling with him, because Chandler has the ability to beat anyone in that situation. He has lost a lot but has had his opponents in big trouble in every one of those fights. It could have wound up the other way.

Agree with this take.

Chandler is a multi-loser, but he is fierce, and competitive — at least for 5 minutes.

And that's about all of the danger Conor has in him as well ...

Creates an interesting matchup ...

See you at the top!

 

[Siver!]

Conor's cardio will be utter shit after all the bulking and substances his body has endured during his filming and vacation, IMO.

For his sake, I hope he isn't still the plodding, flat-footed boxer he turned into.

If he can return to being an in-and-out fighter like the human dagger he used to be, he has a chance.

Until then, I'm definitely picking Chandler over a washed 'megastar' fighter.

This will be like Ken Shamrock returning to the UFC after his WWF run IMO.

They're gonna have to find Conor a 'Kimo' - or in his case, another washed Cowboy Cerrone.

 

[Georges Hefner]

My prediction is actually that Conor sparks Chandler early with a big left hand and then TKOs him with GnP strikes to the back of the head. Chandler is an incredible fighter and one of my absolute favorites but his weakness plays directly into Conors strength. He's hittable and I just don't see him being able to get a finish with grappling. If he doesnt go for a sub or GnP his only option is to lay and pray and from what I've seen he just doesn't have the patience and fight IQ to sustain a relentless wrestle heavy LnP gameplan.

yeah chandler stylistically is one of the, if not the easiest matchup in top 15 from LW to WW

 

[Kb7]

Chandler probably gets stopped, if Chandler does use his wrestling it will be just to establish the threat of it and show Conor he can take him down. I'm still not sold on Conors wrestling but his takedown defense is alright, we haven't seen enough of it. Against Khabib he cheated from the first initial takedown, Nate Diaz & Poirier took
him down without any resistance. But Chandler doesn't have the intelligence to a proper gameplan and will get caught up in the moment. Chandler is tailored made for Conor.

 

[AmonTobin]

Chandler is an absolute honey badger but if he’s shorter and has less reach than Conor, I think classic
Mcgregor has a good chance of putting him out with standing punches. Not sure where Conor’s striking discipline is at or the status of his ankle though. He’s shown a bad habit in previous fights of taking one to give one which could work in Chandler’s favour. If chandler successfully gets Conor down and tries a heel hook or ankle lock on the bad ankle could be a quick tap from Conor.