Dana White nonetheless isn’t prepared to take a position on when the lengthy awaited struggle between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler would possibly really occur.
This previous weekend, McGregor responded to a message from Chandler and stated he spoke to the UFC CEO about rescheduling the struggle, which was initially alleged to occur at UFC 303 in June. The struggle was scrapped after McGregor suffered a damaged pinky toe in coaching that pressured him off the cardboard.
“I talked to Dana right now about our new date, all trying good! 24’ for certain,” McGregor wrote.
I talked to Dana right now about our new date, all trying good! 24’ for certain
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 14, 2024
On Monday, White confirmed that McGregor had texted him after an assassination try was made towards former president Donald Trump, however he didn’t trace at an precise dialog concerning the struggle reserving.
Ever since McGregor suffered the harm that delayed the struggle previous UFC 303, White has insisted that he’s not going to take a position or announce something till he is aware of that the Irish famous person is wholesome and able to compete once more.
“As of sitting right here proper right here, proper now, no, I don’t have a date for it or a plan or something like that,” White advised The Pat McAfee Present. “Clearly, me, the followers, and ESPN would like it to occur in [2024], however we’ll see what occurs.”
McGregor hasn’t fought in over three years together with his final look coming in 2021 when he suffered a grotesque damaged leg on the finish of the opening spherical in his trilogy towards Dustin Poirier.
He was finally matched up with Chandler as coaches on The Final Fighter however the actuality present got here and went and not using a struggle between them really being scheduled.
McGregor continued teasing his timeline to return earlier than finally saying plans to struggle at UFC 303, which was scheduled on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas on June 29. The whole lot was transferring forward as scheduled till a deliberate press convention in Eire was all of the sudden cancelled on the final minute.
It was later revealed that McGregor suffered an harm in coaching and he would not compete in June.
The UFC calendar is already set for the rest of the yr with UFC 304 in England, UFC 305 in Australia and UFC 306 set as Noche UFC in Las Vegas. UFC 307 is tentatively deliberate for early October with rumors swirling round a possible touchdown spot in Utah adopted by UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi later that very same month. As of now, UFC 309 is predicted in New York in November after which UFC 310 would shut out the yr in December.
Based mostly on that schedule and the present lineup of fights, the date in December would principally possible function the very best touchdown spot for McGregor however once more nothing has been decided but.
“That’s the struggle that should occur,” White stated about McGregor vs. Chandler. “We’ve been ready for it. It’s an superior struggle, it’s a enjoyable struggle.”
