Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon on June 29 when he takes on Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in Las Vegas.
It has been three years since McGregor final fought within the UFC after breaking his left leg within the first spherical of his trilogy battle with Dustin Poirier.
The UFC confirmed the welterweight bout following UFC 300 in Las Vegas on Saturday and will probably be contested over 5 rounds, happening on the finish of Worldwide Battle Week.
McGregor has 22 wins and 6 defeats in his MMA profession, solely choosing up one victory since changing into the UFC’s first simultaneous two-weight champion in 2016.
His opponent Chandler has contested 31 bouts, successful 23 and dropping eight.
“It’s not that we’ve been working on it for ages,” UFC chief government Dana White stated through the UFC 300 press convention.
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CEO and president of the UFC Dana White reveals McGregor will probably be making a return to the Octagon after a three-year absence
“There are all types of issues that go on behind the scenes, it is all about timing.
“Chandler has been prepared however Conor hasn’t been prepared. We talked about this at one of many press conferences not too long ago, he had quite a lot of obligations that he needed to cope with.
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“What you don’t want him doing is accepting a fight when he’s got a ton of obligations and he can’t train 100 per cent for a fight.
“It is by no means laborious with Conor, I say it on a regular basis Conor has been an awesome companion and straightforward to cope with. We’re again, he is a wise dude and Conor is a die-hard UFC man and will probably be till he retires and past.”
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Michael ‘Venom’ Web page will face Ian Machado Garry on the undercard of UFC 302
Undefeated Ian Garry from Eire will tackle UK’s Michael ‘Venom’ Web page on the cardboard of the McGregor battle in a welterweight showdown.
Garry (14-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) faces Web page (22-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), a former Bellator title challenger coming off his UFC debut win towards Kevin Holland at UFC 300.
“I’ve never actually met him,” Web page stated. “I never like to judge too much from a distance, but he inspires me to get in shape because he just has an annoying air about him. If there was any motivation needed, it’s just him talking.”
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