UFC 300 was full of surprises and they do not seem to end. Post the event, The UFC announced two mega fights. The first bout is between none other than the biggest star of the sport, Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler. This bout was in the making for over a year and has finally come to fruition. It is set to take place in International Fight Week, UFC 303, on June 29, at welterweight.
The other fight features the bout between the lightweight champion, Islam Makhachev, and Dustin Poirier. This fight, too, was in rumors, as the champion was vocal about facing Poirier in the past few weeks. Moreover, this fight is set to take place earlier in the same month, that is June 1st, at UFC 302.
None other than Dana White, the CEO of the UFC, made this announcement. Surely, it is not a bad time to be a UFC fan now. These fights have been in the making for a long time and to see it take place in a matter of months leaves a sense of excitement amidst all the MMA enthusiasts.
However, it bears mention that amidst all the glitz and glamor, Michael Chandler did tease the world about the much awaited revelation during UFC 300.
Michael Chander teased his fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 303
During UFC 300, Chandler was in attendance. Between fights, when the camera pointed at him, ‘Iron’ used this opportunity to tease the return of Conor McGregor. Without uttering a word, Chandler simply pointed and signaled 303 with his fingers to infer that he was set to make his return against ‘The Notorious’ one at UFC 303.
Chandler has been waiting on the sidelines for too long and can openly talk about this match-up, given that it was now made official. Now, it will be interesting to see what pans out between the two when they will square off against each other on June 29.
