McGregor confirms return to UFC in fight against Michael Chandler

After much speculation and doubts about the return of Conor McGregor to the UFC, the Irish fighter finally confirmed that his return to the octagons is now scheduled. After the defeat to Dustin Poirierin 2021, the athlete no longer competed in the category, but, in an interview with ‘ESPN Internacional’, he made his next fight official.

“We had confirmation a few days ago, all systems are ready. ‘The Notorious’ will return to the UFC Octagon this summer”, said the Irishman. So far, the category has not announced the fight, but the former world champion himself confirmed that he will not be against it. Ilia Topuriaholder of the featherweight belt.

Thus, without the outcome with the Georgian, Conor McGregor made the confrontation against michael chandler. “Yes, against Michael Chandler. I’m going to blow him up. Yes, I say, I do. Chandler in the summer”, promised the Irishman. So far, there is no official date on UFC channels, but the fighter had already suggested June 29th for the duel.

Despite McGregor’s conviction, his opponent seemed not to agree with everything that was said in his speech to return to the category. “I’m not sure if I’m ready for a summer fight… this came out of nowhere… I’m out of the loop. Can you ask Dana to confirm this?”, asked Chandler, on his official Twitter account. However, afterwards, the North American made another publication saying that “It’s ready for anyone, at any time.”

If the confrontation between McGregor and Chandler takes place, the Irishman will have to decide about his future, as he only has one more fight left on his UFC contract. Therefore, depending on the result, it will be possible to understand what the next steps of ‘The Notorious’ are in the main MMA category in the world.