Conor McGregor Out Of UFC 303 Fight Vs. Chandler After Suffering Injury

Conor McGregor‘s UFC return hasactually been put on hold — the “Notorious” is OUT of his UFC 303 primary occasion battle versus Michael Chandler.

UFC honcho Dana White announced the ravaging news late Thursday night — simply 2 weeks and a day before the scrap — stating 35-year-old McGregor suffered an injury, and wouldn’t be able to battle. The nature of the injury isn’t understood at this time.

38-year-old Chandler is likewise off the July 29th card … as the UFC will now effort to rebook the battle at a lateron date.

Despite the statement coming tonight, it was clear to MMA fans that something was incorrect. A huge press conference was arranged in Dublin to promote the battle, however was called off at the last minute … without any factor why.

In reality, Chandler was minutes from boarding a flight to Ireland for the media occasion … however was signaled of the modification simply in time to stay in the States.

Now, sadly, we understand.

But, all isn’t lost. The UFC worked rapidly … and have now reserved a rematch inbetween light heavyweight champ (and previous middleweight title holder) Alex Pereira and previous champ Jiri Prochazka.

The guys formerly battled at UFC295 AP won the battle.

The UFC likewise hasactually setup Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes as the co-main occasion.