Overview
- Conor McGregor posted, then deleted, that he had accepted a fight with a “no name” opponent and urged the UFC to send a contract, later adding it was day 15 of waiting and saying Michael Chandler “should be” the matchup.
- Carlos Prates, a top-five welterweight, says he has not been contacted by the UFC and reiterated his preference for a title-path bout with Jack Della Maddalena.
- Prates called a McGregor pairing unlikely after the Irishman’s five-year layoff and said he would “hurt him bad” and “knock him out,” noting his recent knockout wins over Geoff Neal and Leon Edwards.
- UFC president Dana White said he would announce McGregor’s next fight if it were finalized and indicated McGregor’s participation on June’s White House card is improbable.
- There remains no confirmed opponent, contract, or date for McGregor’s return, as he continues to press publicly while raising questions about PPV terms under the UFC’s new Paramount Plus arrangement; teammate Caio Borralho expressed excitement about the rumor but reported no inside knowledge.