THE NEW proposed dates for Conor McGregor's comeback clash with Michael Chandler have been revealed.
The Notorious was due to make his long-awaited octagon return at the end of the month in the main event of UFC 303 in Las Vegas.
But for the first time in his career, McGregor has been forced to withdraw from a contest due to injury.
The UFC have yet to give any indication as to when they'll reschedule the Return of the Mac.
But they're reportedly hoping to have the fight take place before the end of September.
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That's according to veteran MMA reporter Ariel Helwani, who wrote on X: "McGregor vs. Chandler will be re-booked later this year.
"The fight has been pushed because McGregor suffered an injury right before last week’s press conference in Dublin.
"Everyone involved - the UFC, McGregor, Paradigm - did everything in their power to save this.
"It didn’t look good initially, then it didn’t, then it did and finally it didn’t.
"The plug was officially pulled a little less than 48 hours ago."
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He added: "No new date yet for McGregor x Chandler. They are hoping for August or September."
The UFC only have two weekends off in August, the first of which falls immediately after their Perth pay-per-view on the 17th.
So that means August 31 will be the date for the fight should they choose to have it take place before the end of the summer.
Should the fight be pushed back further, the MMA leader currently has a pay-per-view event scheduled for September 17.
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UFC 306 is set to take place at the Sphere in Sin City and currently doesn't have a main event booked.
September 17 is the more likely date for the Return of the Mac as the UFC seldom holds two pay-per-view events in such proximity to each other, which would be the case if they scheduled a second PPV in August.
McGregor, who hasn't fought since breaking his left leg nearly three years ago, has already revealed his ambition to fight at the Sphere.
He told The MacLife: “I’ll do three this year: June, September, December.
"We’ve got Chandler in June, obviously. September, Sphere, is Mexican Independence Day.
"Potentially someone with Mexican heritage, maybe a [Nate] Diaz.
"I think Diaz would be perfect. I don’t know the ins and outs.
"I kind of thought that would be a lovely one."
