There has been a lot of speculation that the fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler is off.
The UFC’s announcement that the opening press conference in Dublin was cancelled on Monday set social media on fire.
With many fans and pundits in the sport claiming that one of the fighters are injured and out of the main event of UFC 303.
But Michael Chandler appeared to put those rumours to bed for now at least when he appeared on The Pivot Podcast.
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He said: “Where we are right now, there’s a lot of speculation but the fight is on. June 29th, it’s happening.”
You can watch the video below:
🚨 Michael Chandler says the fight with Conor McGregor is ON for June 29th at #UFC303!
"Where we are right now, there's a lot of speculation but the fight is on. June 29th, it's happening."
🎥 YT / ThePivotPodcast #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/KdWlenzX6a
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 7, 2024
Conor McGregor is set to make his eagerly anticipated return to the Octagon for the first time since his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier of 2021 when he suffered a leg injury.
An injury to Conor McGregor's leg forced a Doctor's Stoppage in the #UFC264 main event.
Dustin Poirier won via TKO. pic.twitter.com/jsZVltGniI
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 11, 2021
