THE new working date for Conor McGregor's comeback clash with Michael Chandler has seemingly been revealed. The MMA superstar was due to make his long-awaited octagon return last month in the main event of UFC 303 in Las Vegas. 4 Conor McGregor was due to make his UFC return against Michael Chandler last month Credit: GETTY 4 But the Irishman suffered a broken left pinky toe in one of his final sparring sessions and was forced to pull out of the bout Credit: X@THENOTORIOUSMMA 4 The UFC are now hoping for the Return of the Mac to take place on December 14 Credit: GETTY But he suffered a broken left pinky toe in one of his final sparring sessions just days before he was due to jet out to Sin City for the final stages of his training camp.
McGregor, 36, had earmarked September for his cage comeback, although UFC president Dana White refused to entertain the date. SunSport understands the UFC has the headliners in place for all but one of their scheduled next pay-per-view events. And according to veteran MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, the UFC brass are hoping to have the Return of the Mac close out their PPV schedule on December 14.
During the latest episode of The MMA Hour , he said: "As of right now, as I said recently, the hope is Conor vs. Chandler in December. "On that Dec 14 pay-per-view.
"Conor even tweeted to Michael Chandler a couple of days ago, saying, 'Just spoke to Dana [White], and everything is in place.' "And he's hoping that he fights in 2024. So that's the layout, .