Israel Adesanya is not keen on the Max Holloway trilogy for Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n
McGregor (22-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) had a disappointing return after he blew out his right knee in just 69 seconds against Holloway (28-9 MMA, 24-9 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 329 main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He will undergo surgery, which could keep him out for a year.<\/p>\n
Although McGregor injured his knee on the first kick he threw, Adesanya thinks Holloway is a tall order to return against after such a long layoff. He suggests McGregor finish his business with Michael Chandler (23-11 MMA, 2-6 UFC) for the final bout on his contract after “The Notorious” pulled out of their UFC 303 fight due to a broken pinky toe.<\/p>\n
“He looked distraught, like a lot of weight on him,” Adesanya told Demetrious Johnson of McGregor. “He kind of picked at his glove for a second, so I thought, is he going to retire? I don’t think so. But a fight with Max again after a five-year layoff, you’re fighting at the top of the heap, you’re fighting one of the best to do it, that’s a hard fight to come back against.<\/p>\n
“I say if he does decide to come back later on, Chandler would be the only fight that makes sense because he kind of owes Chandler that fight. He honey-d*cked him for two or three years while Chandler was waiting for the big-money fight. So now after ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’ after all this time, it would be good for them to finally settle the score because they even have a little bit of \u2013 not beef, but they got some heat there.”<\/p>\n
Chandler defended McGregor after many speculated that he entered the fight with a pre-existing injury. Despite having waited for McGregor for years, Chandler remains open for the fight.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Israel Adesanya on ‘only fight that makes sense’ for Conor McGregor after UFC 329<\/p>\n
Reporting by Farah Hannoun, MMA Junkie \/ MMA Junkie<\/p>\n
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