Conor McGregor to make long-awaited UFC return against Michael Chandler

• Irishman due to headline UFC 303 in Las Vegas on 29 June
• Alex Pereira knocks out Jamahal Hill during UFC 300 card

Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to the octagon against Michael Chandler on 29 June, three years after he broke his left leg during a fight against Dustin Poirier, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president, Dana White, said. The welterweight bout is scheduled to headline the UFC 303 card in Las Vegas, White said after Saturday's UFC 300 event.

McGregor (who has 22 wins and six defeats) has not fought since the clean break in his tibia resulted in a second technical knockout loss to Poirier in a row in July 2021. The injury required the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion to undergo surgery. The former Bellator lightweight champion Chandler (23-8) also lost to his fellow American, Poirier, in his last fight in November 2022.