The greatest star in MMA history will battle in the headliner of UFC 303.
Dana White reports Conor McGregor versus Michael Chandler will feature in UFC 303 in June
Conor McGregor's hotly anticipated, exceptionally expected return to the octagon is true for UFC 303 against Michael Chandler, UFC Chief Dana White authoritatively reported the matchup following Saturday's UFC 300 occasion.
The matchup will occur at welterweight, not middleweight as "The Famous" recently guaranteed, and act as the featuring demonstration of the UFC 303 card, which goes down at T-Portable Field in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN.
Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has for quite some time been designated as the return adversary for McGregor (22-6 MMA, affirmative UFC) after the two contenders trained rival groups on "A Definitive Warrior" in 2023.
McGregor has not been in real life since breaking his leg in July 2021 in a set of three sessions against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. It will be almost a long time since he's seen activity.
The Irishman as of late communicated dissatisfaction at the UFC about his return, expressing his "understanding is wearing ragged" after he reappeared in the medication testing pool.
McGregor, 35, consequently declared he would be getting back to battle Chandler during Worldwide Battle Week on June 29, and that it would be challenged in the middleweight division. That was at last disproved, however presently McGregor will get to get back to the octagon a couple of months sooner than anticipated.
Hoping to wreck what McGregor's group has named as the "best return in sports history" will be previous three-time Bellator champion Chandler, who sees his significant delay for this matchup at long last result. Chandler, 37, hasn't contended since November 2022, when he experienced a Battle of the Year competitor misfortune to Poirier at UFC 281.
The most recent UFC 303 setup currently incorporates:
Michael Chandler versus Conor McGregor
Andre Fili versus Offspring Swanson
Carlos Hernandez versus Rei Tsuruya
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