With the return of Conor McGregor, UFC 303 has a main card defined by the organization

C. McGregor has not competed since 2021. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Scheduled for June 29th, in Las Vegas, in the United States, UFC 303’s main attraction is the return of Conor McGregor to the octagon in a duel against michael chandler, but it’s not just about that. During the week, Ultimate defined all the fights that will be part of the event’s main card.

In the co-main fight of the event, Jamahal Hill returns to the octagon less than three months after the knockout suffered against Alex Poatan in the historic light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) title fight UFC 300. The former champion measures forces against the knockout artist Khalil Rountree.

Just like Hill, Mayra Sheetara also returns to the octagon after defeat in a title fight, at bantamweight (up to 61.2 kg). Surpassed by Rachel Pennington at the UFC 297in January, the Brazilian faces the North American Macy Chiasson in search of remaining among the elite of the category.

Andre Fili It is Cub Swanson they are dueling veterans with explosive potential in the featherweight category (up to 65.7 kg).

Opening the main card, the promising Joe Pyfer tries to recover from his first defeat in the octagon against Canadian Marc Andre-Barriault, at middleweight (up to 83.9 kg).

UFC 303 still has two more fights confirmed for the preliminary card. In the flyweight division (up to 56.7 kg), Road to UFC champion Rei Tsuruya debuts in the organization and defends his unbeaten record against Carlos Hernandez. In the strawweight division (up to 52.1 kg), the veteran Michelle Waterson-Gomez faces the finisher Gillian Robertson.