Team Conor McGregor is now at a devastating 7-0 losing record against Team Michael Chandler in The Ultimate Fighter season 31. Jason Knight (22-7) extended Team Chandler’s record to 7-0 on The Ultimate Fighter 31 with a swift submission victory against Landon Quinones (7-1-1) in the season’s penultimate quarterfinal fight.
Early in the first round, both men dealt powerful punches until Quinones fired a double-leg and got a takedown. Knight soon struggled for an armbar but transitioned masterfully into a triangle choke, and Quinones tapped less than a minute later, much to McGregor’s disappointment.
As per reports from MMA Fighting, After Knight was declared the winner, he and McGregor exchanged words, with Knight declaring “one more win” to complete the sweep. Knight then informed McGregor that he was pleased with his victory, they dapped, and they went on.
Following the conversation, McGregor sought UFC President Dana White what would happen if Team Chandler took a clean sweep of 8-0. The show’s executive producer proposed that they ask Chandler’s team members if they would join the other squad, which might lead to some intriguing talks.
Conor McGregor has a desperate plea to Dana White after going down 7-0 at TUF 31
McGregor put Quinones through a hard sparring session in the week coming up to the bout. This strong approach, however, was futile, and the UFC star was defeated yet again by his rival coach, Chandler.
Conor is clearly concerned about the potential clean sweep and his future as a TUF coach, posed the topic of what would happen if he did not have a fighter in the semifinals.
“Well, it’s never happened before. We see if anybody wants to go over to the other team.” Stated the executive producer of The Ultimate Fighter.
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Team Chandler’s No. 1 bantamweight Hunter Azure will attempt to complete the sweep against Team McGregor’s Rico DiSciullo next week.
After TUF 31, Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler are slated to fight on an undetermined date in a welterweight contest. However, the fight has yet to be officially announced. Recent sexual assault allegations against McGregor have cast doubts on his future professional career.
At the show’s finale, the winners of the lightweight and bantamweight tournaments will battle for a six-figure UFC contract. There is no date confirmed for the same.