The biggest star in MMA history will fight in the main event of UFC 303.
Conor McGregorâs long-awaited, highly-anticipated return to the octagon is official for UFC 303 against Michael Chandler, UFC CEO Dana White officially announced the matchup following Saturdayâs UFC 300 event.
The matchup will take place at welterweight, not middleweight as âThe Notoriousâ previously claimed, and serve as the headlining act of the UFC 303 card, which goes down at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN.
Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has long been targeted as the return opponent for McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) after the two fighters coached opposing teams on âThe Ultimate Fighterâ in 2023.
McGregor has not been in action since breaking his leg in July 2021 in a trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. It will be nearly three years since heâs seen action.
The Irishman recently expressed frustration at the UFC about his return, stating his âpatience is wearing thinâ after he re-entered the drug testing pool.
McGregor, 35, subsequently announced he would be returning to fight Chandler during International Fight Week on June 29, and that it would be contested in the middleweight division. That ultimately proved false, but now McGregor will get to return to the octagon a few months sooner than expected.
Looking to derail what McGregorâs team has dubbed as the âgreatest return in sports historyâ will be former three-time Bellator champion Chandler, who sees his long wait for this matchup finally pay off. Chandler, 37, hasnât competed since November 2022, where he suffered a Fight of the Year contender loss to Poirier at UFC 281.
The latest UFC 303 lineup now includes:
- Michael Chandler vs. Conor McGregor
- Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Carlos Hernandez vs. Rei Tsuruya
Connie finally found his balls in his LV purse.
The rest of the card will be dogshit as they will rely on McGregor to bring in the numbers.
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Hopefully they stack the card with guys from Khabibâs team
KingConor gonna Shnapp dat neck!
LOLOLOLOL
"It should be for a belt, but weâll see if we canât make one up.â
I actually want to see Conor knock this dude out just to shut him up already
UFC 303: McGregor vs Chandler
Welterweight â Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler
Featherweight â Cub Swanson vs Andre Fili
Strawweight â Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs Gillian Robertson
Flyweight â Carlos Hernandez vs Rei Tsuruya
Middleweight â Joe Pyfer vs Marc-Andre Barriault
I came to post this as I just saw it, but I figured you already hadâŠticket prices are double the price of 300 tickets??? What a fucking joke! No title on the line, 2 155s fighting at 170, Conor coke head v cringe as hell attention starved Chandler (and I like Chandler) I really wish the casual sheep wouldnât buy into this bullshit from Dana and keep the McGregor train rolling. Every actual fan I know isnât even purchasing this shit ass card.