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Conor McGregor will not battle Michael Chandler of their initially scheduled match. UFC president Dana White confirmed the information on Thursday, June 13, citing an damage as the rationale why the Highway Home star, 35, needed to withdraw. It’s nonetheless unclear what Conor’s damage is.
The UFC 303 major occasion was scheduled to happen on June 29. As an alternative, a light-weight match will happen between Alex Pereira and Jiri Procházka. A brand new date for Conor and Michael to battle has not been introduced on the time of publication.
Conor’s final battle was in 2021 at UFC 264 towards Dustin Poirier. He misplaced the match after breaking his tibia within the first spherical.
Over the previous a number of weeks, rumors swirled about Conor and Michael’s battle, with followers speculating whether or not or not it was going to occur.
Earlier this month, a press convention with the 2 fighters was canceled due to “obstacles” out of their “management,” Conor tweeted on June 3.
“In session with the UFC, immediately’s press convention was cancelled on account of a collection of obstacles outdoors of our management,” he wrote by way of X. “I apologize to my Irish followers, and followers around the globe, for the inconvenience and admire all of your ardour and assist. I can’t wait to placed on the best all-time present within the Octagon.”
Along with the game, Conor has been busy with varied ventures. In March, his movie Highway Home premiered, starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The motion flick was a remake of the unique 1989 Patrick Swayze-led film. Within the 2024 movie, Conor performed Knox, an aggressive enforcer who hunts down Jake’s character, Dalton.
That month, Conor spoked with TheMacLife in regards to the film and the way he approached the combative scenes.
“Nobody is aware of the true Conor — that’s the reality of it,” he mentioned. “And that lends effectively into this craft. I really feel like my life may be very a lot so faraway from actuality as it’s, you recognize, within the public sphere. I really feel like I might play any function, so this was a very good function to play.”
He additionally mentioned his return to coaching to battle, noting, “I’m going to get again and regroup, I’m going to check myself bodily smart on the treadmill and do the ram take a look at … and get myself proper again.”