Conor McGregor's comeback UFC fight against Michael Chandler called off
Published: April 14, 2024, 6:17 p.m.
Conor McGregor's return to the octagon will have to wait.
The UFC 303 main event between McGregor and Michael Chandler is now off with McGregor dealing with an injury, UFC President Dana White announced Thursday. White didn't disclose what injury is sidelining McGregor.
"Conor McGregor is out of (UFC) 303 vs. (Michael) Chandler with an injury," White said in a card update shared on X. White revealed the new main event will be Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka.
Speculation the McGregor-Chandler fight would be called off had been building recently. On June 3, UFC postponed its press conference between the two in McGregor's home city of Dublin, Ireland. UFC did not schedule a make-up date or specify why the press conference was called off, but McGregor said it was "due to a series of obstacles outside of our control."
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