LAS VEGAS – If Michael Chandler wants to step into the cage before his long-awaited matchup against Conor McGregor, Drew Dober has his hand raised.
Dober (26-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) returns to action on the main card of UFC Fight Night 229 to face Ricky Glenn (22-7-2 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC). While he isn’t looking past his upcoming opponent, Dober has threw his name in the hat should Chandler get tired of waiting around for McGregor to commit to a fight date.
“He’s definitely waiting for Conor, I’m still unsure if Conor’s going to ever show up,” Dober told reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “If he wants a 5-foot-9 southpaw to get him warmed up for that fight, I’m absolutely available. He’s just got to let me know when he wants to do it.”
Dober, a lightweight competitor, is willing to move up in weight to face Chandler, even though the two fighters share the same weight class.
“He said he’s 190 pounds right now? I can fight him at 170,” Dober said. “I’m here for the excitement and he brings it as well.”
Chandler is without a doubt one of the most explosive 155-pound fighters on the roster, and his track record of earning UFC bonuses proves it. Out of five fights under the UFC banner, Chandler has earned four fight night bonuses. Dober has seen four times as many fights with the promotion, but has earned six bonuses of his own over the years.
Dober knows he’s in for a tough fight against a “jack of all trades” in Glenn, but should he bounce back into the win column impressively Saturday, he wouldn’t mind the conversation of a potential fight against Chandler to keep going.
“We got to convince him of it because I can’t pull in the red panty night like Conor can.”
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Drew Dober offers to be Michael Chandler’s warm-up fight for Conor McGregor
