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Conor McGregor is back, as is Michael Chandler.
The biggest star in MMA history finally returns to the sport when he faces Chandler in a five-round 170-pound bout at UFC 303 during International Fight Week on June 29 on T-Mobile. Arena in Las Vegas.
And while the event is nearly two months away, the UFC is already giving it some much-anticipated promotional momentum by releasing the official event poster on Wednesday, which features both fighters looking straight ahead and screaming.
The poster's release comes even a week after the UFC unveiled the UFC 302 fight poster, which speaks to the enormity of McGregor's return in terms of fan interest.
UFC 303 will be McGregor's first fight in three years. “The Notorious” last competed at UFC 264, where he broke his leg during a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier.
Meanwhile, Chandler last fought two years ago, also losing to Dustin Poirier, although he didn't suffer the catastrophic injury that McGregor did. Instead, Chandler sat on the sidelines awaiting a settlement with McGregor after the two worked against each other as trainers. Best fighter 31.
The UFC 303 card is not yet complete, but a number of bouts for the event have already been announced, including a light heavyweight bout between former champion Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr., a women's bantamweight bout between Mayra Bueno Silva and Macy Chiasson, and a middleweight bout lightweight bout between Joe Pifer and Marc-Andre Barrio, as well as a featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Andre Fili.
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