The UFC went to nice lengths to attempt to salvage Conor McGregor’s long-awaited return to the Octagon.
Weeks earlier than he was scheduled to make his quote-unquote “biggest comeback in fight sport’s historical past,” the promotion determined to drag the plug, however not earlier than pulling out all of the stops to salvage their largest ticket of 2024. Per a report from Ariel Helwani, the UFC’s Chief Enterprise Officer, Hunter Campbell, flew to McGregor’s native Dublin to attempt to save the primary occasion from falling by means of.
Sadly, Campbell was unsuccessful, prompting the promotion to exchange the combat with one other high-stakes headliner. As a substitute of McGregor vs. Chandler, followers will now see a lightweight heavyweight championship rematch as each reigning titleholder Alex Pereira and No. 1 ranked contender Jiri Prochazka will step in on brief discover to avoid wasting UFC 303.
The Promotion Provides two extra massive fights to UFC 302
Additionally added to the cardboard was a co-main occasion conflict between Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes, in addition to a contest between Carlos Ulberg and Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith. Ulberg was initially scheduled to face Jamahal Hill on the occasion, however ‘Candy Goals’ was pressured to bout out as a result of an harm.
Fortuitously, it sounds as if the harm that pressured Conor McGregor out of the occasion just isn’t extreme.
At the moment, it’s unclear if the UFC will reschedule McGregor’s long-awaited combat with the previous Bellator champion, however Helwani did add in his report that the promotion is eyeing a brand new date in both August or September.
