Dana White’s Confirmation for Conor McGregor’s Return at UFC 303 Calls for a Title Fight, MMA Insider Explains Why

The much-awaited return of Conor McGregor is finally happening. The former two-division champion has been waiting patiently for his comeback fight. However, the wait has finally been rewarded with an official announcement from UFC CEO Dana White. The UFC head honcho revealed the news in his latest press conference, which delighted the fans.

The fight was discussed in a recent ESPN MMA show. Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen shared his opinion on the upcoming fight. Let’s find out what he had to say about the much-awaited clash.

Chael Sonnen expects Conor McGregor to feature in the main event

Conor McGregor is all set to make a return to the Octagon after a gap of three years. He will be facing his long-time rival Michael Chandler on June 29 at UFC 303. The clash will happen in the 170-pound division. After the fight was announced, former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen seemed supremely excited for the event. In a recent segment of ESPN MMA, he shared his opinion on the much-awaited fight.

Sonnen, while speaking to the host, said Brendan Fitzgerald said, “One thing that we never had at an International fight week is a main event that wasn’t for the title. Now I only said. And it’s hard for me to believe that Conor is going to be anything less than a main event. But we don’t have that piece of information yet guys. When you talk about him being gone . Going up a weight class if he could find a way into a three round atmosphere. We’re not there yet I’m spreading a little speculation but we ‘ve never had an International fight week without a title up.”

With the announcement already official, one of the biggest questions will be Conor McGregor’s fitness. ‘Mystic Mac’ suffered a horrendous leg injury, which forced him to stay out of action for more than three years. Is he fit enough to make a comeback at UFC 303? Dana White has the answer for you.

Dana White clears the air around Conor McGregor’s fitness

UFC CEO Dana White in his post-fight UFC 300 press conference answered multiple questions, including an update on the fitness of ‘The Notorious’ one. McGregor broke his shin in his last fight against Dustin Poirier which sidelined him for a long time. However, it now seems that the Dubliner has finally recovered from it and is ready for his comeback. In his recent UFC 300 post fight conference White also shared his opinion on the injury. He said, “I think when you look at that injury, it’s happened in UFC,”. 

He further added, “We just saw Chris Weidman come back, Anderson came back from it, you saw. You’ve seen it in football. It’s probably one of the nastiest injuries that you could possibly get . . . it’s a nasty injury and it’s a rough recovery too. It’s a really rough recovery.” McGregor has worked hard to get back to his fitness and will be desperate to prove his critics wrong. However, it will be interesting to see whether he can repeat the performance of his past. Will McGregor win his fight at UFC 303? Let us know in the comments below.