Michael Chandler has defended Conor McGregor's coaching skills as the latest series of The Ultimate Fighter continues.
Chandler and the Dubliner are rival roaches on the reality TV show, with the American's fighters having won all six of their fights against McGregor's so far in the series.
However, Chandler feels that McGregor is "getting a little bit of a raw deal" in terms of how he is being portrayed in the show, especially around him not turning up to see his fighters weigh in.
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“What Conor said on the show, they are filtering this thing about the weigh-ins. Yeah, he didn’t show up to the weigh-ins, that could send a message to your team that, hey I wasn’t there for the weigh-ins, I wasn’t there for this,” Chandler told TMZ Sports.
“But, ultimately, he was there in the training sessions, they are showing him a lot of him training with his guys. I think they definitely could be filtering it a little more.
"Obviously, I love my guys, I showed up, my attention to detail, my love that I had for each of these guys and their future. I think it was immensely more than Conor.
“I know I was there, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t there for his guys. He was in every training session, he was training with his guys. It is reality TV, it can be cut any way they want.
"I think Conor’s getting a little bit of a raw deal when it comes to how much he was there or wasn’t there (with his team). Showing up for the weigh-ins isn’t that big of a deal and they kept asking me about it so obviously I kept talking about it."
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