Michael Chandler vs. McGregor; Official Headliner For UFC 303
The return match between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler is scheduled for June 29 at welterweight, and the UFC has finally announced the date of the fight.
At the UFC 300 post-fight news conference on Saturday (13 April), UFC President Dana White officially announced that McGregor would be returning to the Octagon on that date.
Watch: DANA WHITE ANNOUNCES CONOR MCGREGOR VS MICHAEL CHANDLER AT UFC 303 AND ISLAM VS DUSTIN UFC 302
The main event of UFC 303 on International Fight Week will feature a lightweight bout between McGregor and Chandler, who normally compete at lightweight.
After losing to Dustin Poirier in his second consecutive bout, the Irish fighter last competed in July 2021 and shattered his leg. After losing to Poirier via submission in November of 2022, Michael Chandler stopped competing.
In under forty seconds, McGregor defeated Donald Cerrone in January 2020, his most recent UFC triumph. The 35-year-old Irishman was a champion lightweight and featherweight in the past.
American Chandler, on the other hand, won the Bellor lightweight championship three times in the past. The 37-year-old’s last victory came in May 2022 when he submitted Tony Ferguson in one of the greatest UFC knockouts ever.
