The long-awaited showdown between Conor
McGregor and Michael
Chandler finally has a date.
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UFC CEO Dana White announced on Saturday night that McGregor and
Chandler will square off in the main event of UFC 303
on June 29. The fight will be contested at 170 pounds. UFC 303
takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and marks the
conclusion of International Fight Week.
McGregor and Chandler served as opposing coaches on “The Ultimate
Fighter 31,” but their fight has been delayed on multiple occasions
since the conclusion of the reality show this past summer.
McGregor will be competing for the first time since July 2021, when
he suffered a badly broken leg in a loss to Dustin
Poirier at UFC 264. The former UFC two-division champion has
lost three of his last four Octagon appearances, with his lone
victory during that time coming via first-round TKO against
Donald
Cerrone at UFC 246.
Chandler, a former Bellator lightweight king, has also lost three
of his last four under the UFC banner. The 37-year-old last
competed at UFC 281 in November 2022, when he suffered a
third-round submission loss against Dustin
Poirier.