Conor McGregor TUF 31: "What the hell is up?" - Fans claim Conor McGregor is 'one of the worst coaches' for failing to turn up for latest TUF 31 episode

"What the hell is up?" - Fans claim Conor McGregor is 'one of the worst coaches' for failing to turn up for latest TUF 31 episode

By Nishant Zende.

Published Jun 21, 2023 05:04 GMT

Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor [Image credits: Getty Images and @15_sappp on Twitter]

Conor McGregor is coaching the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) opposite Michael Chandler, and so far, 'The Notorious' is trailing 4-0 to the American.

In the latest episode of TUF 31, Team Chandler's Timur Valiev scored a unanimous decision win over Team McGregor's Trevor Wells to earn himself a bantamweight semi-final spot.

Given team McGregor's frustrating run so far, fans were also annoyed by the Irishman playing hooky during crucial moments. As episode No.4 of the reality show aired, they took to Twitter to express their annoyance.

One fan angrily asked how the Irishman's team expects to win without their coach showing up:

Conor McGregor TUF 31: Episode 4 results

Team Chandler's bantamweight Timur Valiev went up against team McGregor's bantamweight Trevor Wells and the Dagestani grappling savant defeated his American opponent via unanimous decision. While the lesser experienced Wells made things hard for Valiev in the first round, he was overwhelmed by Valiev's wrestling in the second round and couldn't seal the victory.

While Trevor Wells was initially meant to face Timur Valiev earlier in the season, a facial cold sore forced him to pull out of the fight. Given the hiccup in fight booking, there was some contention between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler regarding the bout's weight limit.

While Chandler insisted that they ask the fighters to cut less, McGregor’s side gunned for Valiev to cut more. Eventually, they settled on a 142-pound catchweight.

So far, the four winning fighters are lightweights Roosevelt Roberts and Austin Hubbard, and bantamweights Timur Valiev and Cody Gibson. On the next episode, Team Chandler’s Brad Katona will face Team McGregor’s Carlos Vera in a bantamweight bout.

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