Conor McGregor says the decision to pull out of his comeback fight against Michael Chandler 'not made lightly'.
Conor McGregor says the decision to pull out of his fight against Michael Chandler on 29 June “was not made lightly”.“I picked up an injury prior to the press conference that required more time to heal than was available to me. The decision to postpone the fight was not made lightly but one made in consultation with my doctors, the UFC and my team.It is the first time McGregor, a former two-weight world champion, has been forced to pull out of a UFC fight through injury.
The Irishman was due to headline UFC 303 but has now been replaced by light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Brazil’s Pereira steps in on two weeks' notice to defend his title against the Czech Republic's Jiri Prochazka in the new main event.earlier this month, although American Chandler continued to train and the UFC's broadcast partners continued to advertise the fight.
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