Conor McGregor will fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on June 29. “The Notorious’ had notably spoken of the “greatest comeback in the history of sport” when announcing his return to competition in 2024.
Dustin Poirier will have a chance to obtain the belt and the -70kg world title by facing the champion of the category and reference in world MMA, Islam Makhachev. The highly anticipated fight will take place in the main event of UFC 302 in Newark on June 1. Sean Strickland, former holder of the -84kg belt, defeated in January by Dricus Du Plessis, and the Brazilian Paulo Costa will fight for the belt in the same event. The UFC 300 took place on Saturday to Sunday near Las Vegas, with the winner of the fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler taking home the UFC lightweight title. It was the first fight of the year for the UFC, taking place at the T-Mobile Arena.