The Herd with Colin Cowherd - Daniel Cormier TV - Daniel Cormier REACTS to Conor McGregor making UFC RETURN vs. Michael Chandler in June 2024

Episode Date: January 1, 2024

Daniel Cormier is BACK with BREAKING NEWS from the UFC: Conor McGregor announced his comeback fight vs. Michael Chandler in June at the UFC's international fight week! DC breaks down the matchup at 185 pounds and REVEALS the REAL REASON Conor wants the fight at that weight. Plus, DC gives his thoughts on the other breaking news, that Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad have been announced to fight UFC 300. 3:00 - Conor McGregor returns vs. Michael Chandler5:00 - Chandler should've "played the bad guy"8:30 - Inside info from Brett Okamoto10:30 - DC's fight break down12:20 - Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad at UFC 300 #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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for so many of the best fighters in the world as we had in the 2024. And why does the year ends? You know, you're filled with all these questions. Well, we finally got some answers. So first, we know Strickland Duplice, January. We know Tuporia versus Volt February. And March, you know we got O'Malley versus Cheeto.

Well, I think I know, or we at least have an idea now of what we're getting at U.S.C. 300, at least one of the fights, one of the title fights. Leon Edwards said yesterday he was at a soccer game, football, and said he's defending this championship of U.S.D. 300. you would imagine that will be against Belal Muhammad. But then the bigger news today comes out, Connor McGregor said he's back. McGregor said that he's going to be fighting at UFC 302 is what that would probably line up to be at international fight week at the end of June

against Michael Chandler at 185 pounds. So when you hear that immediately, Immediately you go, well, wait, isn't he a lightweight? I know he's dabbled at 170. We saw him fight Soroni at 170. We saw him fight Diaz at 170. But isn't this guy a lightweight? Wasn't he the featherweight champ and a lightweight champ?

What's he talking about 185? There is no world in which Connor McGregor is a middleweight. Connor McGregor is as much of a middleweight as elect Pereira is. Pereira is not a middleweight. He's a light heavyweight. weighs 235 pounds. He just somehow managed to get down there. McGregor's not a middleweight.

So then you ask yourself, why? Why is he saying 185? Well, you got to watch the video. And you hear the laugh at the end. It's like Dr. Evil from the Austin Power shows. You remember Dr. Evil would make these little jokes and he would laugh and he would put his finger in his face because he knew he was being bad.

And that's what McGregor's doing. McGregor's being bad. McGregor's playing the game. McGregor's being the villain right now. He's being the villain. Because the villain manipulates. The villain pulls the strings. The villain's the puppet master.

The villain makes you move to his music. The villain makes you move to his rhythm. McGregor's being the villain. And you know why? You know why? Because Michael Chandler is a good guy. Michael Chandler's a good guy. Michael Chandler refuses to play the bad guy.

even if at times playing the bad guy would play to his benefit. He should have played the bad guy a little bit in the situation to McGregor and said, F off, I'm done with you. Fuck you. Taking too long.

You're pulling my strings. I haven't fought because you aren't ready to fight. You're doing things that aren't allowing me to go make money. He should have said to hell with it. And I believe if he'd have said to hell with it, McGregor probably would have came back to him a little sooner. But he never did.

So now it's compounding. Now, Connor's saying that he has to fight him at middleweight, a weight 30 pounds heavier than Michael Chandler fights that consistently. And guess what? If McGregor is serious and if McGregor insists that this fight takes place at 185, it's going to take place at 185 because Mike's not going to tell him no. Mike's going to go and make more money than he's ever made on any given night in his entire career. But he's going to play this guy as rules. You got to stand up at times. but I mean we got to understand also that

Connor McGregor is the bell of the ball Connor is the guy that essentially writes Michael Chandler's check especially if Chandler is a partner on the pay-per-view side because Connor sells Chandler gets paid. Channel has been pay-per-view before he's going to see a massive difference in the

numbers that he gets and that his bank call is going to get but at what point do you say to yourself I'm a fighter he's a fighter we're just two dudes that do the same thing for a living. We've got to be on some even terms. 185, Mike. 185, Connor. Does this fight really take place at 185?

I think so. I think McGregor is going to do anything in his power to make Chandler uncomfortable and make Chandler realize and know this is my game. You're just lucky enough that I choose to play it with you. Right now. That's what Greg is doing. I go back to when he fought Habib.

And Connor was always late to press conferences. He wouldn't show up. And guys would just sit there, twiddling their thumbs, waiting. Jose Aldo, Chad Mendez, everybody sat there, twirling their thumbs. Kabib got up and left. He said, this guy's not professional.

I'm leaving. I'm not staying here and just waiting. Because Khabi understood, I'm not playing the game by his rules. I'm not just lucky to be in this position. He wouldn't accept it. He wouldn't accept it. And by not accepting it, I mean, I can't say that he changed the way to fight will play out because I don't know that it would have been any different

because of the fight styles. But you take a little bit of the power away. With a guy like Connor, you got to find a way. You got to find a way. And it's hard because he is the biggest star. And you do know what you're staring at in terms of a payday. But you've got to find a way to take some of that power away as a competitor. And right now my boy, Michael Chandler, one of my boys, he's not doing that.

I spoke to Brett O'Commodo about this. And he thinks that the reason this won't happen at 185 because it doesn't give you, you a clear idea of what's next. Because if they fight at 185, Hunter wins it doesn't get them any closer to a title fight or Michael Chandler for that matter. You're still kind of spinning the wheel. You're not, you've fought, but you've really fought just to fight because it has

no bearing on what the future holds for either of the competitors. It has no bearing. And I don't know that the UFC likes to operate in that way. is that in the national fight week. I know for a fact that his target date was 300. He said it publicly. He didn't get the date that he wanted, but obviously international fight week

is one of the biggest fight cards in the entire year. You can put him at a fight card anywhere, though. And he would still make for massive numbers. It's how big of a star he is. UFC 300, though, we'll get Leon Edwards. Rock wants to be busy. Shad that performance over Covington. It's great.

but it's all about Connor and that crazy maniacal laugh Dr. Evil the guy that tells you you're going to play my... I mean, it was like that from the start of the ultimate fighter. Their first interaction was kind of trying to tell Mike

what you'll do what you're told is what he told him. Fast forward a whole year and we're getting closer to the fight which we're all excited about and they're still playing the same game. Mike has not taken that away from him in any way, shape, or form. And it's not my money, but ultimately, I think he should have tried.

Now, at the end of the day, we can get to June, and Michael Chandler can go and knock Connor McGregor out and shut him up and put away all the words that we have spoken negatively about him, or he could not. And what if he doesn't? What if Michael Chandler doesn't get the job done against McGregor? Then what? Where do you go from there?

So for as good of a matchup, it would seem to be for Conner because Mike's going to play the game with him? Chandler's got a lot to lose too. Because regardless of his results to this point, he's always stayed viable. And people have always considered him a contender, a guy that could challenge, I got I can do all these things. What do you lose to a guy that hasn't won much lately coming off a two-year injury? Seems like not only Connemagher got a ton of pressure going into that fight at the National Fight Week. Look, I like the fight.

I think it's the right fight. I think it's the only fight to make for these two. I think it will be at 185 for the sole fact that McGregor wants to make the rules and he knows that Mike's going to play to his game. the fight should be at 170 because then you can figure it out if someone wins but I believe it'll be 185

A I love to talk I love to throw out hypotheticals but I also know that I have the honor of sitting next to the octagon for that fight and it's going to be amazing so Connor McGregor says he's back and while on so many occasions it hasn't really proven to be true

this one makes a lot of sense so we'll see. Guys, Leon Edwards is also fighting at UFC 300. So get excited. I can't wait for the next couple of UFC 300 fights. I bet it'll be like a triple title fight type of card because they always blow up the centennial cards. But now we know what we got from January

all the way to June. We're just missing that May pay-per-view right now. Big year on paper already for the worldwide leader. Guys, happy new year. I love each and every one of you. 2020, was a year of change for me. I hope that the change has made you better

as it has done for me, myself. I love each and every one of you. I appreciate your love and support continually. Be safe tonight. Don't drink and drive and stay close to the people you love the most. Happy New Year, guys. Until next time, peace.

I'll see you in 2024. Can't believe that. We're already in 2024. Unbelievable. Later. podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and Friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier.

This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel, help an a cappella band with their between songs banter. Where does your group perform? We do some retirement homes. Those people are starving for banter. Listen to humor me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal but encouraged.

It's the enhanced games. Some call it grotesque. Others say it's unleashing human potential. Either way, the podcast's Superhuman documented it all, embedded in the games and with the athletes for a full year. Within probably 10 days, I'd put on 10 pounds. I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth. Listen to Superhuman on the I-Hard Radio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, this is Robert from the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. Joe and I are both lifelong Star Wars fan, so we're celebrating May the 4th with a brand new week of fun, thought-provoking Star Wars-related episodes. Join us as we tackle science and culture topics from a galaxy far, far away, such as the biology of tauntons and wampas on the ice planet hot,

or the practicality and corporate business sense of the Sith rule of two. Listen to Stuff to Blow Your Mind on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human.