Conor McGregor has withdrawn from UFC 303, leading to a new main event featuring Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka. Discover the latest updates and what’s next for McGregor and Chandler.
Conor McGregor has withdrawn from his UFC 303 fight against Michael Chandler due to injury, marking the first time McGregor has pulled out of a fight in his UFC career. The event’s new main event will feature a light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka. Diego Lopes will face Brian Ortega in the co-main event, and Carlos Ulberg will now fight Anthony Smith. The event was expected to set a UFC record with a live gate of over $20 million. McGregor, who was set to make his comeback after a broken leg, has had a turbulent fighting history, including losses to Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
In a surprising turn of events, Conor McGregor has pulled out of his highly anticipated fight against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 . This marks the first time McGregor has withdrawn from a fight in his UFC career. The new main event will feature a light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka. Additionally, Diego Lopes will face Brian Ortega in the co-main event, and Carlos Ulberg will now fight Anthony Smith. The event, which was expected to set a UFC record with a live gate of over $20 million, has left fans wondering about the fate of the nontitle welterweight bout between McGregor and Chandler. McGregor, who was set to make his comeback after a broken leg, has had a turbulent history in recent fights, including losses to Dustin Poirier and Khabib Nurmagomedov. The cancellation of the June fight adds another chapter to the saga between McGregor and Chandler, who have been on a collision course since 2022. Stay tuned for more updates on this developing story.
