Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler Press Conference: Dana White’s Critic Confirms UFC 303 Presser Not Canceled Over Non-Athletic Activities

Souvik Roy | 04/06/2024
Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler Press Conference: Dana White's Critic Confirms UFC 303 Presser Not Canceled Over Non-Athletic Activities

Dana White and Co.’s recent announcement about postponing the coveted UFC 303 press conference in Dublin broke several hearts. It also got fans speculating about the reason behind this decision. However, on the latest episode of Helwani’s ‘The MMA Hour’, the journalist revealed that this postponement wasn’t due to any “out of athletic activity”.

McGregor has a habit of rupturing the timelines of pre-UFC event press conferences. Fans have witnessed him being under the influence of alcohol and arriving late to press conferences multiple times. As the famous Irish saying goes, “Sorry, I am late. I just don’t give a fook“. Now whether this is one of those cases, it’s too early to tell.

There could be a plethora of reasons behind the UFC’s decision to postpone the Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler press conference. However, Helwani’s report indicated that neither McGregor nor Chandler was involved in it, nor was it due to any other untoward event.

“[There’s no] alcohol or this or that. None of that is at play here. There’s no salacious story. There’s no great drama. [There’s no] out of athletic activities [leading to the UFC’s decision]”

 

So, this was UFC’s internal decision to postpone the press conference. But Helwani’s lack of clarity indicates that Dana White and Co. aren’t giving away much about it to the public.

Needless to say, the villagers now want to go after the boy who’s cried wolf way too many times.

Is Conor McGregor underprepared to fight at UFC 303?

With a lack of clarity from Dana White or the UFC media in general, a lot of fans believe that McGregor isn’t fully prepared for the fight, or that he’s got an injury somewhere. The viral videos of him partying during fight camp also don’t help the Irishman’s case here.

The UFC 303 stands at a distance of twenty-six days from now. Most fighters put their heart into soul into training during these times. But McGregor startled the MMA world recently with a few videos of him partying and having a blast in his very own, ‘The Black Forge Inn’.

The cancellation of the UFC 303 Dublin press conference after the coming out of McGregor’s videos does raise certain speculations about the former double champion. Now, regardless of the cancellation of the presser, fans would be hoping that nothing else goes awry as they eagerly await the return of the ‘Notorious’ on June 29.

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Souvik Roy

The coveted boxing bout between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson in 2002 was the first combat sports event that Souvik ever witnessed. However, he fell for the UFC when he knew about it in 2010. After starting as an occasional viewer back then, Souvik has been watching UFC events almost regularly from late 2017. He began his career as a UFC(MMA) and combat sports journalist in the year 2022 after gathering a lot of valuable knowledge about MMA and a few other combat sports disciplines. He has written more than 1300 articles about various UFC and other combat sports events prior to joining The SportsRush. Apart from being a journalist, Souvik is also an ardent fan of the UFC. Hence, he always looks to have conversations about the same with others. He has a deep affinity for striking part of MMA and other combat sports and Dustin ‘The Diamond’ Poirier is the warrior of his choice in the current UFC roster. Souvik also serves as the Lead Vocalist of a rock band during his time free from publishing reports.

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