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Renato Moicano rips Michael Chandler for waiting on Conor McGregor fight: ‘This guy is too dumb, man’

Ahead of his own return to action tomorrow in the main event of UFC Fight Night Paris, Renato Moicano has poked fun at lightweight contender, for waiting as long as he did for a failed pairing with former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor, describing the Missouri veteran as “dumb” for doing so.

Moicano, who returns against French contender, Benoit Saint-Denis this weekend in Paris, looks to leap from his current number eleven rank in the division, and extend his winning run to four straight fights.

Renato Moicano scoffs at rankings ahead of UFC Paris return, claims popularity matters more

Sidelined since he featured on the preliminary card of UFC 300 back in April, Brasilia native, Moicano most recently rallied to land a second round TKO win over fellow contender, Jalin Turner, adding to wins over perennial contender, Drew Dober and Brad Riddell.