Conor McGregor breaks silence on canceled UFC press conference with Michael Chandler

After Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler’s press conference in Ireland was canceled by the UFC Monday, the Irishman issued a statement.

Seemingly out of nowhere, with no details released, the UFC canceled Monday’s presser in Dublin which was to set the stage for UFC 303 later this month. In a much hyped fight, there was an understandable amount of confusion and worry over the card’s main event between McGregor and Chandler.

But, “The Notorious” broke his silence on Twitter regarding the canceled press conference. 

“In consultation with the UFC, todays press conference was cancelled due to a series of obstacles outside of our control,” McGregor wrote on Twitter. “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 UFC put out a statement Monday morning following the surprising cancellation. To this point, there’s been no additional details regarding why the event was pulled.

“The UFC 303 press conference scheduled for Monday June 3rd in Dublin, Ireland at 3Arena has been postponed until further notice,” the statement read. “We sincerely apologize to all the fans who were planning to attend.  When we have further information on a new date and time, we will share it immediately. – Thank you.”

So, it appears McGregor and Chandler will go on as scheduled on June 29th. Dustin Poirier, who just came up short Saturday night for the lightweight title, predicted McGregor would knockout Chandler.

“Yeah, both of those guys’ last fight was me,” Poirier said on First Take. “And even Chandler has had a little bit of a layoff …  From my experience of being in there with them and just knowing the sport, if Conor is anywhere similar to where he was before the injury with his timing, with his accuracy, the stylistic matchup with Michael Chandler, I think he clips him. 

“Chandler covers too much distance, not properly, not the best footwork, lunging in with shots and that’s how you get countered. That’s how you if Connor is the matador and has the same timing and pop that he had before the injury. Connor is going to stop this guy.”

McGregor and Chandler were pitted against each other in The Ultimate Fighter last summer and the two are finally scheduled to fight in a welterweight (170 pounds) main event.