Dana White announced that Conor McGregor He will not be able to fight on June 29 in Las Vegas, so Michael Chandler is left without a rival. However, there is already a replacement for the main event of UFC 303.
Conor McGregor will not fight at UFC 303
Due to an injury suffered before the press conference that he canceled, Conor McGregor will not be part of the game UFC 303 next June 29 in Las Vegas.
Dana White He officially reported it and revealed how the card will be made up after the loss of the Irishman and, consequently, Michael Chandler.
The president of UFC announced that the main fight will be between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka for the light heavyweight title.
The co-feature will star Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes, since Jamahal Hill was injured and left the fight against Carlos Ulberg.
The card is completed by Mayra Bueno Silva against Macy Chiasson, Joe Pyfer against Marc-Andre Barriault, Ian Machado Garry against Michael Page, Cub Swanson against Andre Fili, Charles Jourdain against Jean Silva, Payton Talbott against Yanis Ghemmouri, Michelle Waterson-Gomez against Gillian Robertson and Rei Tsuruya against Carlos Hernández.
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Pereira vs Prochazka II
On November 11, 2023 at UFC 295, Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka by TKO with punches and elbows. Now the Czech will have the long-awaited revenge.
Pereira, 36, has 10 wins and two losses in his nine years as a professional. Prochazka, 31, has 30 wins, four losses and one draw.
McGregor vs Chandler: when will they fight
Ariel Helwani He is a journalist specialized in the UFC and revealed details about the fight between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, especially about its rescheduling.
“McGregor vs. Chandler will be rescheduled later this year. The fight was postponed because McGregor suffered an injury just before last week’s press conference in Dublin,” began ‘X’.
To this he added: “Everyone involved (UFC, McGregor, Paradigm) did everything in their power to save this. At first it didn’t look good, then it didn’t, then it did, and then it didn’t. The plug was officially pulled just under 48 hours ago.”
Finally, the journalist clarified: “There weren’t many options. Pereira x Prochazka was always the best option, probes were sent last week, but there were obstacles: mainly, Pereira is in Australia on a seminar tour and is recovering from a couple of broken fingers. But he took a step forward. Again. Prochazka entered immediately. And that’s it.”
