5 fighters apart from Conor McGregor who cut the best promos

#4. Michael Chandler

Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler is a relative UFC newcomer and already one of the promotion's best when it comes to cutting promos.

With a 2-2 record in the UFC, Chandler punctuates every victory with emphatic promos like no other. In his successful UFC debut against Dan Hooker, his post-fight interview was just as memorable as his knockout.

Chandler referenced one of McGregor's most infamous lines by announcing himself as the lightweight division's new king, while calling out the Irishman. He then took aim at Dustin Poirier before finally challenging Khabib Nurmagomedov to return to the octagon from his retirement to face him.

In a single moment, Chandler staked his claim on three of the lightweight division's elite.

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#3. Dominick Cruz

The widely-accepted greatest bantamweight of all time, Dominick Cruz is cold-blooded with a microphone. While he is not as loud or as brash as the others on this list, Cruz is known for his cerebral approach to verbal jousts.

His storied feud with Team Alpha Male is best reflected by him telling former opponent and Team Alpha Male member Cody Garbrandt that he bought a house with all the money he's made from beating fighters of this group.

Cruz's ability to channel almost supernatural nonchalance while clearly going out of his way to say something offensive seems to unsettle opponents and all others like no other.

In the leadup to his past bout with TJ Dillashaw, Cruz questioned his foe on how he intended to beat him during a shared interview with Jon Anik. He goaded Dillashaw into hastily claiming he'd knock him, only to dismantle his claim by bringing up the statistics of how little Cruz himself is hit in fights.