Conor McGregor finally has a date for his comeback fight.
On Saturday night, Dana White celebrated a historic performance at UFC 300 by announcing that her biggest star would return against Michael Chandler on June 29.
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The UFC duo will fight at welterweight in Las Vegas on June 29.
White also confirmed two more highly anticipated fights during his post-fight press conference at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
He said: “June 1, New Jersey PPV, main event Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier. Co-main event, five rounds, Sean Strickland vs. Paulo Costa. June 29, Conor vs. Chandler.”
“Notorious” has not fought in MMA since breaking his leg during his trilogy fight with Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.
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The 35-year-old has been in great shape and ready to return since his fight with Chandler was officially announced ahead of filming a series of The Ultimate Fighter together in February 2023.
McGregor left the UFC’s drug testing program during his injury layoff, and a mandatory six-month testing period was originally thought to delay his return.
However, it soon became clear that something else was preventing him from returning to the Octagon as he still had not secured a fight date despite signing up for the UFC’s new drug testing program .
White has repeatedly said McGregor may never return to MMA and suggested his £200million net worth meant he no longer had the desire to fight like he used to.
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Meanwhile, “Mystic Mac” publicly expressed his frustrations with MMA’s premier promotion and implored the powers that be to give him a fight date.
Over the past few weeks, McGregor has been busy promoting a film after starring alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Amazon Prime’s reimagining of the 1980s cult classic Road House.
McGregor received rave reviews for his acting debut, which he said came with a little slice of history as he broke The Rock’s record to become the highest-paid first-time actor in all the time.
In an interview with talkSPORT’s MMA YouTube channel, the UFC’s biggest star confirmed he has no plans to continue playing and expressed his desire to return to fighting.
He and Chandler took to social media with positive updates on their fight, but refused to reveal an exact date as the UFC clearly had a big plan to announce it during its biggest show ever. time.
White has finally confirmed that the fight is official and both men can begin their camps for UFC 303, which will take place during International Fight Week.
