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

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

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Conor McGregor Out Of UFC 303 … Sustained 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.

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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.

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

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