Conor McGregor versus Michael Chandler fight called off only two weeks before it was due to happen at UFC 303
Conor McGregor last March in New York City. Photo: Getty
Conor McGregor will not fight in UFC 303 due to an injury, UFC chief executive officer Dana White announced Thursday, just two weeks before it was due to happen.
The exit of the Irish superstar also leaves his scheduled welterweight opponent, Michael Chandler, off the card for the June 29 event in Las Vegas.
It is unclear when or if the non-title bout between McGregor (22-6) and Chandler (23-8) will occur. The nature of the injury has not been made public.
The new UFC 303 headline fight will be the light heavyweight title clash between Jiri Prochazka and champion Alex Pereira.
In another schedule change, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill is out of his slated fight against Carlos Ulberg. Instead, Anthony Smith will oppose Ulberg. Hill’s original foe was due to be Khalil Rountree Jr., but the latter is serving a two-month doping ban.
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