Why was Conor McGregor’s UFC return fight against Michael Chandler cancelled?

Conor McGregor may have to look for a new opponent in his long-awaited return to the Octagon. UFC President Dana White has stated, Irish star will no longer fight Michael Chandler when he receives medical clearance to compete after breaking a toe. At least not immediately.

In an interview with Robbie Fox of Barstool Sports, White announced the news The decision to stop the fight was made by the Americans: “Conor was out too long,” White said in an interview with Robbie Fox of Barstool Sports. “Chandler said: “I’m tired of waiting, I want to fight'”.

Instead, Chandler will next face Charles Oliveira in a rematch at UFC 309 on November 16 in New York.

Is the fight between McGregor and Chandler still happening?

The duel between McGregor and Chandler had originally scheduled for UFC 303 in Nevada on June 29 but was postponed after the former suffered a broken toe in training at the beginning of the month.

The Missouri native had hoped in vain that the fight would be postponed until this Saturday (September 14), when UFC 306 takes place at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Chandler had already said in August that he would not wait forever to fight McGregor because he wanted to advance his career.

However, after White's interview ended, Fox announced that he had been contacted by the UFC president, who corrected his previous statement. White says McGregor-Chandler fight “could still happen” and that “we will see what happens sometime in the future”, with The Irishman is not expected to return until 2025.

When was Conor McGregor's last UFC fight?

McGregor has not fought in the UFC since UFC 264 in July 2021On this occasion he suffered a second defeat in a row against Dustin Poirier by technical knockout The ring doctor stopped the fight because “Notorious” had broken his lower shinbone after spraining his ankle.