Break out the red panties, Conor McGregor is BACK!
The former UFC two-division champion returns to fight fellow Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 31 coach Michael Chandler as part of the upcoming UFC 303 pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat., June 29, 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the final stop for this year’s International Fight Week in “Sin City.”
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“Officially official,” Chandler wrote on social media. “Thank y’all for being on this journey with me. Time to get to work. 77 days! Walk On. See you at the top!”
In addition to his Twitter message, “Iron” also posted a video on Instagram showcasing all the comments from both fans and fighters over the last few months claiming “Notorious” was never coming back and if he was, had no intentions of fighting Chandler.
Good things come to those who wait.
McGregor, who turns 36 in July, has not competed since snapping his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 back in summer 2021. As for Chandler, 37, he’s been (voluntarily) riding the pine since his submission loss to Poirier at UFC 281 in late 2022.
They were originally expected to throw down atop the UFC 296 fight card to close out 2023; however, a war with USADA kept McGregor on the bench and forced the promotion to find a new drug testing agency to replace its “untenable” relationship with Travis Tygart.
Urine under the bridge.
The McGregor vs. Chandler headliner will be contested across five rounds at 170 pounds, despite the fact that both fighters are natural lightweights. I guess “Notorious” didn’t want to give up any of the contents in his “big fridge” ahead of fight night.
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