THE NEW proposed dates for Conor McGregor's comeback clash with Michael Chandler have been revealed. The Notorious was due to make his long-awaited octagon return at the end of the month in the main event of UFC 303 in Las Vegas. 4 Conor McGregor was set to face Michael Chandler at UFC 303 late this month Credit: GETTY 4 But injury to the Irishman has forced the postponement of the bout Credit: GETTY 4 The UFC brass are hoping to reschedule the fight for late August or mid-September Credit: GETTY But for the first time in his career, McGregor has been forced to withdraw from a contest due to injury.
The UFC have yet to give any indication as to when they'll reschedule the Return of the Mac. But they're reportedly hoping to have the fight take place before the end of September. That's according to veteran MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, who wrote on X: "McGregor vs.
Chandler will be re-booked later this year. "The fight has been pushed because McGregor suffered an injury right before last week’s press conference in Dublin. "Everyone involved - the UFC, McGregor, Paradigm - did everything in their power to save this.
"It didn’t look good initially, then it didn’t, then it did and finally it didn’t. "The plug was officially pulled a little less than 48 hours ago." Most read in MMA TEARS OF JOY Moment Scotland fan gets hero's welcome after 1000-mile walk to Munich 'EXCITED TO GET BACK' Rangers legend reveals he's returned to Ibrox after abrupt exile OUT OF LINE Thousands of f.
