Michael Chandler makes his long-awaited return to action this weekend when he takes on Charles Oliveira in the co-main event at UFC 309.
“Iron” Mike has not been seen inside the Octagon since suffering defeat at the hands of Dustin Poirier back in November of 2022 and has been the subject of one of the most drawn-out ‘will they, won’t they’ sagas in the history of the sport in the intervening time frame.
Following his loss to “The Diamond” two years ago, it was announced that that Chandler and Conor McGregor would appear as coaches on season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter before squaring off under the lights.