Conor McGregor has warned that his best pre-fight weapon is now USELESS as he prepares for his UFC 303 return against Michael Chandler

MICHAEL CHANDLER has warned Conor McGregor his days of being an effective trash talker are over.

At the height of his powers, The Notorious was known for getting into his opponents’ heads with a unique and never-before-seen brand of trash talk.

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McGregor’s antics haven’t worked as much in recent years, so much so that his next opponent, Chandler, believes he is a caught flush when it comes to this aspect of your game.

He said Shawn Ryan: “I’m going up against the biggest, baddest trash talker in the game, Conor McGregor, or at least he used to be.

“I think he used to be a lot better at it than he is now.”

Despite believing the era of McGregor’s trash talk is over, Chandler has taken steps to prepare for any verbal attacks that are thrown his way.

The 37-year-old said: “I never had to prepare for media obligations and being in the same room as a guy because I always felt linguistically correct as my opponent.

“When you face a guy like Conor McGregor, there’s a little more research.

“I never visualized the trash talk side of things like I do now.

“I don’t have a psychological bullshit coach, but I am my own little encyclopedia of who is mine next opponent is.

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“And I have everything right here [brain] so you can take it out when you need it.”

McGregor, 35, has not stepped into the Octagon since breaking his left leg in his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 almost three years ago.

And Chandler reckons rust will prove to be the former two-division champion’s undoing in his UFC 303 showdown in Las Vegas.

He said: “I think his time out of the cage was due to his timing, movement and reflexes not being what they used to be.

“From the first exchange, I’m going to hit him with big punches, make him guess.

“Pick him up, put him down and choke him if I want.

“[I’m going to] go out there and get the finish.”

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