UFC News: McGregor vs Chandler: Even though the UFC still needs to make the TUF 31 cast public, excitement for the season has never been higher. The hype is incredibly legit, considering that Conor McGregor, former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, will likely return to the octagon against Michael Chandler after the TUF season. Meanwhile, Joel Torres of The Scrap highlighted a Twitter thread claiming to have recognized some of the TUF 31 competitors on Teams Chandler and McGregor. Let’s watch the video of the TUF 31 cast that has been revealed. Follow the latest TUF 31: Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler Updates with InsideSport.IN
BREAKING: #TUF31 CAST REVEALED!
For those of you who subscribe to The Scrap Sheet, you know I’ve had a list of over 21 fighters who were in Vegas and considered for the show…
After watching this video 100 times, I stood up all night to cross reference the faces I saw: pic.twitter.com/F3OS1MC3YW
— J. Torres (@joeyfights) February 24, 2023
Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler TUF 31 CAST REVEALED
A few of the TUF 31 competitors on Teams Chandler and McGregor appear to have been recognized, as Joel Torres of The Scrap noted in a Twitter thread. In one of his tweets, Torres said that Chandler and Gabriella Fernandes were in a video likely released online while they were at the TUF house. Gabriella Fernandes is a UFC women’s flyweight competitor.
On that topic, Torres mentioned having a list of fighters he thought would appear on TUF and watching Fernandes’ video multiple times to cross-reference the faces in the video.
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A couple of McGregor’s prospects who he bought in are still unconfirmed.
[per @joeyfights]#TUF #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/zl4aTKK92f
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) February 24, 2023
TUF 31: Veterans vs Prospects
A report by CBC journalist Cole Shelton earlier this month suggested that the theme of TUF 31 will be veterans versus prospects. The season’s contestants will be split equally between combatants who haven’t yet competed in the UFC and former UFC fighters who have been let go by the company.
Torres noted in a series of tweets that Chandler’s team appears to be veteran-heavy, given the presence of numerous former UFC fighters. It includes Cody Gibson, Austin Hubbard, Roosevelt Roberts, Kurt Holobaugh, Jason Knight, and Brad Katona.
According to Torres, MMA prospects vying for their first UFC contract are part of Team McGregor. Nate Jennerman, Rico DiSciullo, Carlos Vera, Trevor Wells, Mando Gutierrez, and Aaron McKenzie are a few of the fighters on Team McGregor.
However, many other names of the TUF 31 contenders in the video have yet to be made public. The UFC still needs to make an official announcement about it.
