All the info on Conor McGregor’s UFC comeback in 2025
At UFC 264 in July 2021, Conor McGregor broke his leg shortly before the end of the first round in his fight against Dustin Poirier. He lost the fight. However, this defeat does not mean the end of his career, as “The Notorious” does not want to retire. That’s why he’s returning to the cage!
The date for Conor McGregor’s comeback was supposed to be June 29, 2024. He wanted to step into the cage against Michael Chandler at UFC 303.
But as we all know, that didn’t happen. Conor McGregor had to cancel due to injury. McGregor said in an Instagram post that it was “very hard to be ruled out of my planned rematch. The decision to postpone the fight was not taken lightly, but in consultation with my doctors, the UFC and my team.”
The date of the McGregor vs. Chandler comeback fight has not yet been announced. However, it could finally happen in 2025.
Stay up to date with all the latest information on Conor McGregor’s comeback in 2025 – including the date, location, and broadcast details!
Key facts about McGregor’s comeback in 2025
Date & time: When is Conor McGregor’s comeback in 2025?
At the beginning of 2022, there was already speculation that McGregor could return to the cage in 2022. But nothing came of it. Other McGregor comeback dates were mentioned repeatedly, but ultimately nothing came of them – until now!
The date for Conor McGregor’s comeback is June 29, 2024.
Conor McGregor himself announced this on his X channel (formerly Twitter) on December 31:
“Ladies and gentlemen, happy new year to you all,” said McGregor. ‘I would like to announce the date of my return, the ’Notorious’ Conor McGregor, the greatest comeback of all time will take place in Las Vegas during International Fight Week on June 29… and the opponent, Michael Chandler. And the weight, Mr. Chandler, 185 pounds.”
On June 14, during the UC 300 press conference, UFC President Dana White himself announced McGregor’s comeback in 2024.
Where will McGregor’s comeback take place in 2025?
UFC 303 with the big Conor McGregor comeback was planned in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. Whether McGregor’s cage comeback is also planned for 2025 in the gambling metropolis remains to be seen.
It is also possible that Saudi Arabia will be the venue for McGregor’s comeback. The Saudis have already secured several high-profile boxing matches in recent years – and there are probably few bigger combat sports events than Conor McGregor’s comeback in 2025…
Who will broadcast McGregor’s comeback live?
When a giant fighter like Conor McGregor makes his cage comeback after a two-year (injury) break, there will be a live broadcast. But who will broadcast McGregor’s comeback in 2025 live?
DAZN has the worldwide rights to UFC fights. All UFC events are also broadcast on DAZN in Germany and Austria. If the Irishman appears in a UFC event, the Conor McGregor comeback in 2025 will be broadcast live on DAZN.
This requires a monthly subscription to the sports streaming service. This subscription includes UFC broadcasts.
In the US, things are a little different. Here, the big fights are broadcast as PPV events. This means that fans have to buy a separate “ticket” to watch the fight. And these tickets for McGregor fights are usually very expensive.
The Conor McGregor comeback in 2025: Who will be his opponent?
Who will “The Notorious” face in the cage for his UFC comeback in 2025, who will be McGregor’s next opponent?
The list of potential comeback opponents for McGregor was long and included some big names. In recent months, names such as Nate Diaz, Michael Chandler, Dustin Poirier, Justin Gaethje and Islam Makhachev have been mentioned repeatedly.
Michael Chandler has been chosen as the opponent for McGregor’s comeback!
The American, who fought an epic battle against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268, put himself forward as an option for McGregor’s comeback. McGregor also appeared alongside Chandler as a coach on the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter, in which two teams battle it out for a place in the UFC.
McGregor vs. Chandler – who is the favorite?
Will McGregor’s comeback in 2025 bring a big win or another disappointment for the MMA loudmouth? That’s the big question!
Conor McGregor has lost three of his last four UFC fights. Most recently, he left the Octagon as the loser twice against Dustin Poirier. However, Michael Chandler is no serial winner either – quite the contrary. The American has also lost three of his last four cage appearances.
In the McGregor vs. Chandler betting odds, which were created when the comeback was planned for June 2024, the Irishman was seen as the slight favorite.
McGregor comeback: Is his time up – pros & cons?
If Conor McGregor’s comeback takes place in 2024, then it will all revolve around one question: Is his time over or is he still one of the best cage fighters around today?
Whether you like him or not, Conor McGregor is an MMA icon – the 35-year-old Irishman made cage fighting popular worldwide and was one of the best in his field. McGregor even held titles in two weight classes at the same time.
In 2021, he was the highest-earning athlete in the world. And yet MMA fans are divided: how good is McGregor still?
Pros: His heyday is over
“Rest in peace, Conor McGregor’s career,” tweeted Logan Paul, the boxing YouTuber, after McGregor’s defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.
It was the second defeat in a row for the once invincible “Notorious.” His latest UFC record currently stands at three defeats in four fights, two of them in a row for the first time ever.
For many UFC experts, McGregor’s heyday is therefore over. He was a great champion, but that was a long time ago. That was in 2015 and 2016.
Since his foray into the boxing ring – against Floyd Mayweather in 2017 – and since becoming a global sports star, one of the richest at that, who can decide every day where to fly his private jet, his focus is probably no longer 100 percent on the strenuous and complicated sport of MMA.
But that’s what it would take to keep the other up-and-coming, success-hungry cage gladiators in check. The last fights against Poirier have shown that McGregor is vulnerable and no longer as feared as he used to be.
In the fight in July, shortly before breaking his leg, McGregor showed flashes of his class in the first and only round, but was also on the verge of another regular knockout defeat when Poirier countered with a guillotine choke and beat his opponent bloody with heavy blows.
Added to this, ahead of McGregor’s comeback in 2024, is the question of how fit his leg is, how robust his psyche is after two consecutive defeats and a three-year break from competition, all knowing that the next defeat could end his UFC career for good.
That’s UFC superstar Conor McGregor.
Contra: McGregor is still one of the best
When McGregor is fit and confident, there is no better striker in the lightweight division. He has exceptional distance control when standing. It is this one-punch knockout power combined with precision that makes him so dangerous.
“He is very dangerous in the early rounds when he is explosive and still has his full power at his disposal. McGregor’s hand-eye coordination is unique. He’s just magic on his feet,” says DAZN commentator and MMA expert Sebastian Hackl.
A look at McGregor’s statistics also shows this: of his 22 victories, he won 19 by knockout – and 14 of those were in the first round.
He has suffered two defeats against Dustin Poirier recently, but with his speed still intact, he remains a dangerous opponent for anyone in the lightweight division.
Added to this is his unbridled desire to prove himself once again to all his critics and (cage) enemies.
