Word on the street is that UFC 300 will feature a fight between Chandler and McGregor. It is also rumored that they will be fighting in a new weight class at 165 lbs while the 170 lb weight class is being removed and replaced with 165 & 175 lb weight classes. Seems like the UFC wants to make more champions.
I'm guessing all those rumours stemmed from McGregor's tweet:
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1751103834401730884"McGregor on 300 seals the deal."
With Chandler responding with:
https://twitter.com/MikeChandlerMMA/status/1751136622098485759"I accept 🤝 See you soon @TheNotoriousMMA #ufc300"
To me, this is nothing more than teasing, aimed at keeping the interest in the fight alive.
I don't see the UFC going for that though. They won't be throwing everything they got into that one event and it's probably not enough time to build enough hype.
They have been talking about this fight for such a long time that it's ridiculous. I was thinking that Conor was just lazy, had drug problems, etc and that was the reason why we were unable to see the fight but right now, I think that this was just a part of plan because now I feel very hyped to see their fight and I think many feel the same. I just hope that this fight won't end up within seconds and we will see sidekicks, punches in the face and more action from both sides for more than two rounds.
And so far Jon Jones is fighter that Dana really cares about, he knows that Jones is able to create hype in every fight and he knows that Jones is very valuable asset for the UFC so that why Jones still has the championship belt even though he is injured and had to postpone the fight.
Moreover, the belt that was being fought over while Jones was injured was temporary belt and of course when he recovers there will be fight to defend and fight for the real belt.
Jon Jones is one of the best, if not the best UFC fighter. His fights generate money and attract attention of many people. He is te fighter that everyone believes he wins the fight but at the same time everyone wants to see him beaten. That's why Jon Jones is a double win in any way. If he loses, another fighter that beats him will automatically attract attention and will become a very valuable asset for UFC.