Former UFC champion Conor McGregor will compete in opposition to light-weight Michael Chandler as coaches within the upcoming season of “The Final Fighter” — then sq. off in opposition to him in McGregor’s return to the promotion.
UFC president Dana White stated in a video posted to social media on Saturday that the date and place of the bout can be introduced later. The McGregor-Chandler battle shall be a pay-per-view occasion on ESPN , he stated.
“The Final Fighter,” heading into its thirty first season, will start Could 30 and finish Aug. 15. That is McGregor’s second flip as coach of TUF, beforehand taking a flip in 2015.
McGregor, a former light-weight and featherweight champion, has a 22-6 profession document. He final fought July 10, 2021, in a rematch in opposition to Dustin Poirier and broke his left leg.
The 34-year-old has received simply considered one of his previous 4 bouts, beating Donald Cerrone in a first-round knockout on Jan. 18, 2020.
He misplaced to Khabib Nurmagomedov by submission on Oct. 6, 2018, and to Poirier on Jan. 23, 2021.
Chandler (23-8) received three Bellator light-weight championships earlier than transferring to UFC in 2021. Chandler, 36, has received simply two of his 5 UFC fights.
He misplaced to Poirier in November 2022, to Justin Gaethje the prior November and to Charles Oliveira in Could 2021. He defeated Tony Ferguson in Could 2022 and Dan Hooker in his UFC debut in January 2021.