Conor McGregor releases statement on canceled UFC 303 press conference

On Sunday, the UFC abruptly canceled a planned UFC 303 press conference that was scheduled to take place tonight at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.  At the time of the cancellation, no reason was given.  

On Monday, Dublin’s own Conor McGregor, who headlines the fight card against Michael Chandler, released a statement about the press conference postponement.  

“In consultation with the UFC, todays press conference was cancelled due to a series of obstacles outside of our control. 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,” McGregor wrote on social media. 

In consultation with the UFC, todays press conference was cancelled due to a series of obstacles outside of our control. 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…

— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) June 3, 2024

 UFC 303 takes place on June 29 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.  McGregor has been out of action since suffering a broken leg in his trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in July 2021.  The event set a new UFC live-gate record with over $20 million in ticket sales. The Dublin press conference was a free event but tickets were issued. As expected the tickets were claimed within minutes.

McGregor and the fight promotion apologized to the fans that planned to attend the press conference.  UFC CEO Dana White left the UFC 302 Post-Fight Press conference on Saturday to travel to Dublin to meet with McGregor.  Chandler found out about the cancelation before traveling to Ireland.