UFC 303: Latest updates on McGregor vs. Chandler after press conference canceled

Multi-champion UFC fighter Conor McGregor will be back in the Octagon for the first time in three years this month. McGregor’s last fight was a first-round knockout loss due to a broken tibia to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. Since then, he has appeared as a coach on “The Ultimate Fighter 31” and starred in the Amazon MGM Studios film “Road House” , a remake of the 1989 film.

This long layoff comes to an end in June. The lightweight mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter will face Michael Chandler in Las Vegas at UFC 303.

Here are the latest updates on the fight:

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Is UFC 303 still happening?

Yes. The organizers did not postpone or cancel the much-lauded event. Officials at T-Mobile Arena, the site of UFC 303, posted on social media Wednesday indicating The McGregor vs. Chandler fight still continues with link to tickets.

New speculation emerged after a press conference for the fight on June 3 was cancelled. UFC officials announced on social media the press conference in Dublin, Ireland, was postponed that day.

MMA insider Ariel Helwani reported that there was no legal problems or incidents this led to the postponement and there is no reason to believe that McGregor vs. Chandler will be canceled on June 29th. Helwani also reported on Tuesday that UFC organizers “sent out feelers” for a potential replacement if necessary, something he notes the UFC does consistently at events.

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Helwani stated today on his show “The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani” that the general feeling is that McGregor vs. Chandler will happen.

MMA fight confirmed with additional sources that there is confidence the UFC 303 main event will take place.

Why was the June 3rd UFC 303 press conference postponed?

UFC officials have not yet provided reasons why the press conference was canceled. McGregor posted on social media apologizing to fans and said a “series of obstacles” caused the cancellation.

Chandler posted a video on your Instagram page after the press conference was canceled with a quote credited to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

It has already been announced he’s going to Tennessee for his final preparations for UFC 303.

UFC 303 full card

UFC 303 is scheduled for Saturday, June 29, 2024. The 12-fight card is scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Here is the full UFC 303 card:

• Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler (welterweight)

• Jamahal Hill x Carlos Ulberg (light heavyweight)

• Mayra Bueno Silva x Macy Chiasson (women’s bantamweight)

• Joe Pyfer x Marc-Andre Barriault (middleweight)

• Cub Swanson x Andre Fili (featherweight)

• Charles Jourdain x Jean Silva (featherweight)

• Payton Talbott x Yanis Ghemmouri (bantamweight)

• Michelle Waterson-Gomez x Gillian Robertson (women’s strawweight)

• Rei Tsuruya x Carlos Hernandez (flyweight)

• Ian Machado Garry x Michael Page (welterweight)

• Andrei Arlovski x Martin Buday (heavyweight)

• Ricky Simon x Vinicius Oliveira (bantamweight)

How to watch Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler at UFC 303

• Initial preliminaries: UFC Fight Pass – 6pm ET/3pm PT

• Preliminary: ESPN; ESPN+ – 8pm ET/5pm PT

• Main card: ESPN+ – 10pm ET/7pm PT

Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler: odds and lines for UFC 303 main event

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