UFC
Conor McGregor to fight Michael Chandler in June!
UFC superstar Conor McGregor will finally return to action in June. Photo: Jeff Bottari – USA Today Sports
The biggest star in MMA history, Conor McGregor, will fight against Michael Chandler in the main event of UFC 303.
The promotion announced the matchup during the UFC 300 post-fight press conference on Saturday night.
The highly anticipatesd fight will take place at welterweight – not middleweight as McGregor claimed a while back – on June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Read more: The biggest takeaways from UFC 300
Conor McGregor sidelined for a long time
Even though the Irish UFC star has just won one UFC fight in the past eight years, he is still by far the promotion’s biggest star. McGregor has been sidelined since July 2021 when he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier.
The fight against Chandler has been rumoured since the pair coached The Ultimate Fighter 31.
After a bunch of real bangers, against the likes of Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier, Chandler chose to not compete during 2023, placing himself on the sidelines as this fight’s negotiations worked themselves out. The American former Bellator champion has fought five times in the UFC, winning two and losing three.
View this post on Instagram
The current UFC 303 lineup now includes:
- Welterweight bout: Michael Chandler vs. Conor McGregor
- Featherweight bout: Andre Fili vs. Cub Swanson
- Women’s strawweight bout: Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson
- Flyweight bout: Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez
Read more: UFC 300: Full results from the amazing fight night in Las Vegas!
Read more: Light heavyweight war! Prochazka delivers CRAZY performance to close the prelims
Subscribe to Frontkick.online on YouTube for the best MMA and Muay Thai videos in Scandinavia, make sure to follow us on Instagram for the latest news and updates and check out our sister site Maximum Sports YouTube channel for premium Swedish martial arts content!
