Just two days after Connor McGregor and Michael Chandler’s press convention in anticipation of their UFC 303 mega-fight was postponed, the Irish famous person has despatched the MMA world right into a frenzy.
McGregor, who many are involved could pull out of the bout following an Eleventh-hour cancellation of the presser in his native Dublin, posted an image to his Instagram account that appeared to point out him in a health care provider’s workplace.
With little to go off of apart from his laid-back expression and a flexing emoji for a caption, followers have begun speculating what it may imply.
The former two-division champion has not fought since UFC 264 in July of 2021, a struggle which ended prematurely after McGregor broke his leg.
Since then, he jas not stepped into an octagon or made a media look for the UFC however was purported to headline Monday’s occasion in anticipation of his return struggle on June 29.
And though the promotion apologized for suspending the occasion, they supplied little particulars saying “when we have further information on a new date and time, we will share it immediately,” by a press release.
Things solely bought extra imprecise when McGregor chimed in a couple of hours later with an equally generic assertion.
“In consultation with the UFC, today’s press conference was cancelled due to a series of obstacles outside of our control,” McGregor wrote. “I apologize to my Irish fans, and fans around the world, for the inconvenience and appreciate all your passion and support. I can’t wait to put on the greatest all-time show in the Octagon.”
The solely factor we realized from the mix of cryptic messages was that the postponement was seemingly initiated by McGregor’s workforce. In reality, Chandler was reportedly packed and on his technique to the airport when he was notified the presser was not going down.
And regardless of no readability on whether or not or not the media occasion was referred to as off in relation to an harm, and the added ingredient that Chandler has left his coaching camp in response to all this, there’s nonetheless cause to be optimistic.
On Wednesday afternoon fight sports activities reporter Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting supplied a seemingly constructive replace on the state of affairs Wednesday afternoon.
Helwani mentioned “as of last night and as of today… I can tell you that there is great positivity that this fight is going forward (at UFC 303).”
That was after he had beforehand reported the UFC had “sent out feelers to see who might be able to fill in, either as a replacement or an entirely new fight at the top of the bill.”
Fight followers may have no alternative however to attend and hope the primary occasion at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas takes place as scheduled.
