The coaches’ challenge on “The Ultimate Fighter” is Dana White’s favorite part of the show – but not this time.
Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 18-5 UFC) recently wrapped up Season 31 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which continues to air Tuesdays on ESPN until Aug. 15.
On this season, McGregor and Chandler partook in a trivia challenge – but with a twist. They had to answer questions while in a cold tub, but wound up spending around half an hour which White thinks was reckless by his production team, and was irate with how it played out.
“I’m going to tell you this: It was a huge, huge f*cking clusterf*ck by the production team that shot this thing,” White told The MacLife. “(It was) completely f*cking irresponsible, completely a sh*t show, and both of them could have been hurt during this. It was f*cking ridiculous what happened during the coaches’ challenge.
“I did 37 degrees in New York for seven minutes. We did two days at six minutes, we did the last day at seven minutes. These guys did this thing for almost 30 minutes. Dangerous, stupid, irresponsible, and just completely f*cking ridiculous on the part of the production crew that handled the coaches’ challenge. I was literally f*cking pissed off about it. Disgusting. Won’t happen again.”
Chandler was visibly cold from the get go, while McGregor looked quite adapted. “The Notorious” appreciates White’s concern, but says he had no issues with it.
“The production were fine and actually quite awesome too! It was no problem at all, but thank you Dana for looking out! All love from the tub! Catch @UltimateFighter on @espn!”
The production were fine and actually quite awesome too! It was no problem at all, but thank you Dana for looking out! All love from the tub! Catch @UltimateFighter on @espn! https://t.co/jULoqLeY0M
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 9, 2023
McGregor and Chandler are expected to fight after the airing of the show, but a date and venue is yet to be announced. McGregor also needs to re-enter the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) testing pool, which also hasn’t happened yet.