Conor McGregor names possible new date for his postponed UFC return against Michael Chandler before aiming savage dig at Jake Paul

Conor McGregor dropped a imaginable caller day for his highly anticipated UFC return against Michael Chandler weeks aft it was postponed. 

McGregor and Chandler were scheduled to header UFC 303 to culminate International Fight Week connected June 29. However, nan Irishman was forced to propulsion retired pinch an injured toe. Luckily, Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka answered nan telephone to beryllium connected apical of nan measure connected short announcement arsenic nan UFC scrambled to support nan paper intact. 

On Thursday morning, McGregor appeared successful a Bare Knuckle FC presser successful Marbella, Spain to talk astir his engagement pinch nan brand. Outside nan venue, The Notorious was asked by Chisanga Malata if UFC 310 connected December 14 would beryllium an perfect day to reschedule.

'That sounds bully to me,' McGregor said pinch a pout.

The erstwhile two-division champion antecedently tweeted that he talked to UFC president Dana White astir nan caller day for his Octagon return and claimed it would hap earlier nan year's end. 

While denying claims of a actual day successful nan now-deleted tweet, White agreed that nan conflict needs to hap sooner than later. 

'Yeah, that's nan conflict that needs to happen,' White said connected nan Pat McAfee Show. 'We've been waiting for it, and it's an awesome fight. A nosy fight. As of sitting present correct here, correct now, nary I don't person a day for it, a plan, aliases thing for illustration that.' 

'But obviously, me, nan fans, and ESPN would emotion for it to hap successful 2024. But, we'll spot what happens.' 

In nan meantime, McGregor has been engaged promoting BKFC aft becoming a part-owner earlier this year. 

During Thursday's presser, McGregor took purpose astatine Jake Paul and vowed to conflict successful BKFC successful nan early successful his first property convention since signing to go a part-owner of nan promotion. 

While raving astir really erstwhile UFC prima Mike Perry rebuilt his sanction arsenic nan look of BKFC, McGregor jabbed astatine Paul, who will beryllium fighting Perry successful a boxing lucifer connected Saturday. 

'At Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, [you can] make a caller sanction for yourself,' McGregor said. 'Look astatine what's happened to Michael Perry, 1 of our large stars here. 'The King of Violence' he titles himself. 

'He's had specified a emergence successful nan sport. Now he's up against a small dweeb of a point successful a conflict this weekend. We're each rooting for him.'

Platinum Mike is stepping successful to conflict Paul aft his scheduled bout pinch boxing fable Mike Tyson was rescheduled. Meanwhile, McGregor has not fought successful complete 3 years since breaking his tibia while losing his trilogy bout pinch Dustin Poirier successful July 2021. 

'I person a spot of business near pinch nan Ultimate Fighting Championship, 2 fights near successful my contract,' McGregor noted. 'But for sure, we sewage 3 lightweights up present and I person my oculus connected each of these.'

'I'm not up present conscionable arsenic an owner. Player-manager, I would title myself connected this one.'