American UFC lightweight veteran Michael Chandler has spoken out about Arman Tsarukyan's decision to forgo a bout with champion Islam Makhachev at UFC 302, scheduled for June 1 in Newark, N.J., USA.
"Tsarukyan just went out and beat Oliveira. Now he's the main challenger. But I can't understand why he didn't agree to fight Makhachev on June 1. I would have consented. Man, this sport is moving fast - very fast.
On June 1, you're going to see a lightweight title fight. And then a couple weeks later, you're going to see the biggest fight between me and McGregor, which is going to be much more serious than the Makhachev-Porrier fight. If necessary, Conor and I will go down to lightweight. The sport is evolving fast, so you have to take your chances and not miss them," MMA News quoted Chandler as saying.
