sport news Conor McGregor is offered alternate comeback fight by UFC 300 star's trainer, ... trends now
A star on the card for UFC 300 is targeting a shot at Conor McGregor later this year with just a week to go until the huge card in Las Vegas.
McGregor has been out of action in the UFC for close to three hours following a number of setbacks due to various reasons, including a lengthy lay off from injury breaking his leg in 2021.
Yet the 35-year-old is at last set for a return to the octagon, and is slated to take on Michael Chandler in June this year, renewing their acquaintance.
After nearly a year of teasing a showdown with the Irishman, Iron Mike told TMZ that both parties and the UFC had agreed to make the fight happen this year.
'I've got the official announcement,' Chandler told TMZ. 'It's happening this summer.'
'The official status is we have an agreement- we're fighting this summer,' he added. 'We'll let the court of public opinion speculate on what the date is, but it's definitely this summer. We're giving you a window that we're gonna be fighting in.'
Conor McGregor has been offered an alternate comeback fight to Michael Chandler (right)
McGregor has been out of action since breaking his leg in a clash with Dustin Poirier in 2021
However Charles Oliveira's trainer Diego Lima has now offered the Brazilian as a potential opponent for McGregor.
Lima delivered a somewhat scathing review of Chandler's ability to draw as big an audience as some of the sport's other leading names, given
