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Conor McGregor’s next fight vs. Michael Chandler to headline UFC 303

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7 months ago

April 15, 2024

Conor McGregor speaks to press on the red carpet before the premiere of Road House at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on the first day of South by Southwest, Friday, March 8, 2024. McGregor plays the character

The largest star in MMA historical past will struggle in the principle occasion of UFC 303.

Conor McGregor’s long-awaited, highly-anticipated return to the octagon is official for UFC 303 in opposition to Michael Chandler, UFC CEO Dana White formally introduced the matchup following Saturday’s UFC 300 occasion.

The matchup will happen at welterweight, not middleweight as “The Infamous” beforehand claimed, and function the headlining act of the UFC 303 card, which matches down at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN.

Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has lengthy been focused because the return opponent for McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) after the 2 fighters coached opposing groups on “The Final Fighter” in 2023.

McGregor has not been in motion since breaking his leg in July 2021 in a trilogy bout in opposition to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Will probably be practically three years since he is seen motion.

The Irishman not too long ago expressed frustration on the UFC about his return, stating his “endurance is carrying skinny” after he re-entered the drug testing pool.

McGregor, 35, subsequently introduced he can be returning to struggle Chandler throughout Worldwide Battle Week on June 29, and that it might be contested within the middleweight division. That in the end proved false, however now McGregor will get to return to the octagon just a few months ahead of anticipated.