Conor McGregor announces opponent and date for “the greatest comeback of all time”

Conor McGregor will likely be returning to the Octagon in 2024.

McGregor lately revealed he can be revealing his return date and opponent on New Yr’s Eve, and he did simply that. Taking to X, McGregor despatched out a video revealing he’ll return at Worldwide Combat Week in June in opposition to Michael Chandler.

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— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) December 31, 2023

“Women and gents, a Completely satisfied New Yr to you all. I’d wish to announce the return date for myself, the Infamous Conor McGregor, for the best comeback of all time will happen in Las Vegas for Worldwide Combat Week on June 29. The opponent, Michael Chandler. And the load, Mr. Chandler? 185 kilos (laughs),” McGregor stated in his video.

To some shock, if he’s telling the reality, Conor McGregor won’t be combating at UFC 300 in April which many anticipated to be the case. The Irishman is the largest star within the sport, so having him on the historic card would have made a number of sense, however as an alternative, the UFC is opting to have him headline their Worldwide Combat Week card on June 29 on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Having Michael Chandler because the opponent was all the time probably the most logical choice, particularly after the 2 coached TUF in opposition to each other. Nevertheless, lately, Chandler has spoken publicly pondering McGregor was attempting to keep away from him and attempting to get the Nate Diaz, trilogy. However, after all of the back-and-forth, McGregor and Chandler will lastly share the Octagon this summer season.

Conor McGregor (22-6) hasn’t fought since July of 2021 when he broke his leg within the trilogy bout in opposition to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Earlier than that, the Irishman suffered a knockout loss to Poirier at UFC 257 in his return to the Octagon after a year-long break following his first-round TKO over Donald Cerrone.

McGregor is the previous UFC featherweight and light-weight champion and holds notable wins over Eddie Alvarez, Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier, Jose Aldo, and Chad Mendes amongst others.

Michael Chandler (23-8) is coming off a submission loss to Dustin Poirier in November of 2022 to drop him to 2-3 within the UFC. Earlier than the loss to Poirier, Chandler scored a KO win over Tony Ferguson to snap his two-fight dropping streak as he dropped a call to Justin Gaethje, and was knocked out by Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC light-weight title. In his promotional debut, he TKO’d Dan Hooker on the identical card Poirier knocked out McGregor.

Chandler is the previous Bellator light-weight champion and holds notable wins over Benson Henderson, Eddie Alvarez, Patricky Pitbull, and Brent Primus amongst others.