Michael Chandler has spent a long time talking about Conor McGregor, his actions outside of the cage and whether their fight was going to happen or not.
After the many months of trying to focus on himself, this ended up paying off once it was announced that the fight wouldn't be next for "Iron" Mike.
He will instead face Charles Oliveira in a rematch over five rounds at Madison Square Garden, for UFC 309.
Given the number of times McGregor has teased an imminent UFC return, it would be understandable that his opponent would be left with a bad taste in his mouth.
However, a recent post from Chandler on social media points to the idea that he isn't frustrated after waiting all this time, only for the fight to not happen.
It also appears that Chandler doesn't hold any hard feelings towards McGregor for this period of his career where he has been left to his own devices.
Michael Chandler Says That The Conor McGregor Fight Not Happening Is 'Water Under The Bridge'
A fan on X tagged Chandler and McGregor in a post, claiming that in the middle of this major news cycle, it has been left out that "The Notorious" ducked the fight.
This isn't the way that "Iron" Mike sees the outcome as is apparent in his response.
Chandler suggests that the fight taking place was always something that he had reservations about, but that doesn't mean he is letting it bother him.
Instead, he hopes to take positives away from this time off, having spoken about changing his mindset by reflecting on his previous fights and looking at where he wants to be.
"Water under the bridge. I knew all along it was a long shot…I took the time to calibrate and plan this Chandler 2.0 season."
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