Conor McGregor has teased that he could pursue a fight with the winner of one of UFC 314’s key match-ups.
McGregor has not fought since breaking his leg in an ill-fated trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier in 2021, and his future in the UFC is up in the air amid recent legal issues and his apparent political aspirations.
However, the former dual-weight champion was close to fighting Michael Chandler last June, before pulling out after suffering a broken toe – just two weeks before the bout. Chandler moved on, losing to Charles Oliveira in November, and the American is due to fight Paddy Pimblett this Saturday.
While McGregor, 36, has been linked to Chandler, 38, since 2023, he is also seemingly open to a bout with “Paddy The Baddy”, should the Liverpudlian win at UFC 314.
“I am interested in the Chandler/Pimblett fight this weekend,” McGregor wrote on X/Twitter on Thursday (10 April), tagging the UFC, its ownership group TKO, and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship –
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