“You f***ing pu**y”- When Conor McGregor lost his calm coaching in the Ultimate Fighter

Throwback to when Conor McGregor was coaching against Urijah Faber in UFC's The Ultimate Fighter


“You f***ing pu**y”- When Conor McGregor lost his calm coaching in the Ultimate Fighter

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Discussions about former UFC two-division champion, Conor McGregor to coach in the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) have been surfacing since Tony Ferguson and Michael Chandler expressed interest in coaching against him. McGregor’s previous appearance on TUF was in 2015 when the Irishman coached a team against former Bantamweight champion, Urijah Faber’s team.

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In his 2015 face-off against Urijah Faber, McGregor had just defeated Chad Mendes and become the UFC Interim featherweight champion. To unify his title, McGregor was yet to go against the then-featherweight champion, Jose Aldo. However, since Aldo was out due to an injury, UFC boss, Dana White offered the Irishman a detour to coach in The Ultimate Fighter.

You fu***ing pu**y,” Conor McGregor shouted during a fight when one of his ultimate fighters was fighting for the UFC contract. McGregor was criticized by the opposition coach, Urijah Faber. The Irishman who was just up and coming in the UFC rankings was renowned for his outspoken persona.

One of Faber’s fighters and former UFC Bantamweight champion, Cody Garbrandt shoved McGregor after the latter repeatedly referred to TJ Dillashaw as “snake”. “Where’s that little snake? You don’t like me calling him a snake? You going to do something about it?” McGregor told Garbrandt which triggered him to get up and attack the featherweight champion.

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Michael Chandler expresses interest to coach against Conor McGregor in The Ultimate Fighter for UFC return

Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler (Image Courtesy – MMA Fighting/ Twitter)

In a recent podcast with Michael Bisping, former lightweight title contender, Michael Chandler revealed that he had been offered to coach against Conor McGregor in The Ultimate Fighter after Tony Ferguson claimed to have been offered the same deal by the UFC. In a recent tweet, former UFC Interim lightweight champion, Tony Ferguson called out the Irishman.

The call-out by Ferguson sparked discussions and threads that McGregor’s possible return could in fact be via TUF. However, in his recent interview, Michael Chandler cleared out the air and speculation around Ferguson’s tweet. Chandler confirmed his interest in coaching and fighting against McGregor.

Conor McGregor had recently discussed about fighting at welterweight to put lesser strain on the body since he would be returning after an extended lay-off due to a vicious leg-break suffered at UFC 264. Since then, fans have been speculating his return and his opponent upon the same.

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Michael Chandler has called out McGregor multiple times since then and has infact, shown interest in fighting at welterweight. “I think I’m bigger than him,” Chandler told Bisping during the interview. The Irishman is known for his clean knockouts and precise striking powered by witty trash talking techniques to mentally break opponents before fights.

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