UFC CEO, Dana White has revealed the reasoning for Michael Chandler’s impromptu return to action at UFC 309 in November — was a simple fact of him resenting having to “wait” any longer for a drawn-out grudge fight with former two-division titleholder, Conor McGregor.
Chandler, who still remains the number six rank in the official lightweight pile amid his two-year hiatus from competition, is slated to snap that hiatus from the Octagon in a November return in the co-main event of UFC 309, rematching former champion, Charles Oliveira at Madison Square Garden.
Dana White reveals Michael Chandler gave up on fight with Conor McGregor
Subsequently ditching a fight with ex-two-weight champion, McGregor after a failed matchup at UFC 303 in June, Chandler was reportedly “done waiting” for the Dubliner to book his return to action according to White, who then scheduled him to fight Oliveira before the end of the year instead.