This much was implied by Chandler's tweet of a Christmas tree. I haven't watched TUF this year as i want to binge it once its over but from all I've heard this result was not unexpected based on the team Conor selected. I think it was Conor won the coin toss and selected the prospects at one weight class leaving Chandler to pick first from the other weight class where he choose the veterans. So Conor's roster is full of inexperienced and raw prospects while Chandler's are some with actual UFC and high level regional experienced veterans who are more fight ready today.Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler are the coaches for this season of The Ultimate Fighter. I haven't been watching but Conor's team is currently 0-7 with I think one fight remaining. That's embarrassing. Practically impossible, probability wise.
They're also slated to fight December 16th in Vegas at T-Mobile Arena at UFC 296, but Conor hasn't entered the USADA testing pool and is well beyond the 6-month window of testing needed to fight on that date (hint: he's juiced to the gills and probably can't get his in-house tests to come up clean). Everyone is speculating that Dana will twist USADA's arm for an exception because Conor sells PPVs.