Chael Sonnen sees Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler every holding a bonus over the opposite.
McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns from an nearly three-year layoff to face Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) within the UFC 303 major occasion June 29 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+).
Sonnen provides McGregor the sting in expertise over Chandler.
“I feel Conor McGregor is the higher fighter,” Sonnen stated on his ESPN present “Good Man/Dangerous Man” with Daniel Cormier. “I feel Conor McGregor is faster, he’s just a little bit longer, he’s obtained a way more awkward fashion. Chandler is extra easy.”
Many questioned McGregor’s motivation throughout his day off as he made his appearing debut within the film “Highway Home,” which was launched March 21 on Prime Video. McGregor was additionally actively selling his alcohol manufacturers, Cast Irish Stout and Correct No. Twelve, earlier than totally leaping into coaching camp mode.
Chandler, then again, seemed to be continuous coaching since his submission loss to Dustin Poirier in November 2022. Therein lies the distinction for Sonnen.
“However I don’t know that I can say that Conor McGregor is a greater competitor,” Sonnen stated. “I actually don’t know that I can say that. I don’t know that he’s obtained his eye on the ball, and he’s obtained the attention of the tiger.
“Now it’s a type of issues the place it’s just a little little bit of hypothesis, proper? A man getting back from a layoff could be very exhausting, significantly to enter 5 rounds, a man returning with a leg damage and going into 5 rounds.”
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