Conor McGregor’s octagon return seems to be nearer to occurring than ever. The previous two-division UFC titleholder claims that he’ll preventing Michael Chandler on the UFC combat card on the White Home subsequent summer season.
Chandler and McGregor coached The Final Fighter 31 that aired within the 2023 summer season. He was scheduled to face Chandler within the UFC 303 principal occasion in June 2024 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, however was compelled out of the bout attributable to a toe harm.
UFC CEO Dana White needed McGregor to be featured on the historic White Home occasion and McGregor appears greater than prepared, naming his opponent.
Throughout a current interview with The W.A.D.E. Idea, White was requested who he’d prefer to headline the combat card. He shortly responded, “Conor.”
“I am on it. I’m, McGregor advised FOX & Mates. “Michael Chandler and myself have finished the present, ‘The Final Fighter,’ we have had a superb back-and-forth. He is a superb, robust man. And ‘The Mac’ is worked up to be again, for positive.”
Conor McGregor needs Michael Chandler on the UFC White Home occasion 👀"Michael Chandler and myself have finished The Final Fighter. He's a superb, robust man. The Mac is worked up to get again."🎥 @foxandfriends pic.twitter.com/mx5yb6BTyO
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 20, 2025
McGregor has been out of motion since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout towards Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021. McGregor final tasted victory in January 2020, defeating Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone by way of technical knockout in simply 40 seconds.
Chandler (23-10) final fought in April, shedding to rising star Paddy Pimblett by way of submission within the third spherical. The previous three-time Bellator MMA light-weight champion, Chandler has struggled since arriving within the UFC in 2021. He is gone 2-5 contained in the octagon, shedding his final three contests.
